(January 24, 2020 at 8:41 am)Sal Wrote: To say that we should respect all cultures equally is a red herring. No two cultures are equal.
Same with tradition, they should be treated on basis of merit, not because we respect them or whatever.
Yes, I agree.
The question is what standards we use to "treat" them on basis of merit. I think the worst standard would be, "they're not like us so they're bad."
My own background is American, so I tend to think that freedom is something to aspire to. But that's not absolute. I'm not arguing that people should be free to go nude to the supermarket. And imposing my idea of freedom onto other cultures can actually serve as insistence on conformity.