Evil

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Additional:

I think the idea of objective morality and simply labelling western morality as "better" than other cultures is not only pointless but potentially harmful. If we instead take the approach that they are (maybe) genuinely doing what they think is right, we can understand why they do it. That gives us more of a chance of meeting somewhere in the middle, and maybe persuading them through debate why we feel our values are the way they are. I'm not saying it's always possible, but it's the only way things could ever change towards a united world without simply forcing values on people. Even if it's not possible now, it may be in the future, and a better understanding from both sides can only be helpful to this aim.

We don't have to agree. Just to understand.

What does it achieve, really, to call them barbarians and dismiss them entirely? It makes us feel good, but it's never going to bring the world together. I realize I've been as guilty of this as anyone else.

It's kind of similar, on a smaller scale, to the difference between dismissing a Christian as a lunatic and accepting they really do have strong beliefs and trying to meet in the middle.