tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570676020387344523.post3995317831861011255..comments2023-10-08T09:48:17.653+02:00Comments on Science, Culture & Knowledge: Science and Morality: Two Different Worlds?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07053727110507947198noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570676020387344523.post-24000836005353218102011-06-20T00:07:50.736+02:002011-06-20T00:07:50.736+02:00Having lived in a multi-cultural community all my ...Having lived in a multi-cultural community all my life I have been exposed to diverse cultural practices, some which puzzle me and others that seem completely "normal". Sam Harris' point, if I may try and summarize it in a sentence, is that just like in science there are objective truths, rules and laws that govern the natural world, there are also rules that determine whether or not human actions are deemed morally good/bad. While there are moral truths, such as killing is bad and that every man has the right to be free. Other moral issues that diver more between cultures, such as wearing a burka, are less black and white. The speaker seems to assume that there is a right way to live while what the MC was trying to get at (I think through his questions) is that what gives one culture the right to judge another. How is it that one person from a certain culture can believe himself to have the moral authority to condemn the action of another. <br /><br />He mentions that admitting that this mentality can change the way we talk about morality but is it truly the RIGHT way to talk about something as subjective as morality. It was an interesting talk and a subject that truly needs to be debated at length. Thanks for the post!Link10https://www.blogger.com/profile/01839970357127330548noreply@blogger.com