tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21351773.post115763459123257112..comments2023-09-10T08:36:21.578+01:00Comments on Maryam Namazie: Cultural Relativists have it all wrong!Maryam Namaziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580229703737060601noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21351773.post-1158178162273632032006-09-13T21:09:00.000+01:002006-09-13T21:09:00.000+01:00Maryamthe main problem with your advocating 'unive...Maryam<BR/><BR/>the main problem with your advocating 'universal rights' apart from faith, is this (found in Joshua... old testament)<BR/><BR/>"In those days there was no judge in Israel, and every man did what was right in his own eyes".....<BR/><BR/>i.e. moral anarchy.<BR/><BR/>The concept of 'rights' is really a deceptive one. Apart from a divine source to validate them, they don't exist, (Think about that)other than in the 'opinions' of people.<BR/><BR/>What DOES exist is 'privilege', granted by a power structure. Even the UN is based on a balance of power between members of the security council.<BR/><BR/>I prefer to leave faith schools alone EXCEPT that in the case of Islamic ones, (and in Australia) the curriculum must be closely scrutinized (as it is in Singapore, in minute detail and must be approved prior to use) and any hint of "The world and all that is in it belongs to Allah and his messenger" must be prohibited, along with ideas of a future "Islamic society"<BR/>and most especially ideas of "Jihad".<BR/><BR/>BOAZ_David jjjdrmot@yahoo.com.auAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21351773.post-1157765323661724752006-09-09T02:28:00.000+01:002006-09-09T02:28:00.000+01:00Well said. I agree.Well said. I agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21351773.post-1157691431372647702006-09-08T05:57:00.000+01:002006-09-08T05:57:00.000+01:00Really good post.What the cultural relativists don...Really good post.<BR/><BR/>What the cultural relativists don't realize, is that the Islamists don't care, if you support them or not.Frank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21351773.post-1157655976243926052006-09-07T20:06:00.000+01:002006-09-07T20:06:00.000+01:00Those who use cultural relativism, that any cultur...Those who use cultural relativism, that any culture or belief system is as good as the other are hipocrates. They tell us to respect the beliefs, practices and values of other cultures, and then they pick and choose some things in other cultures that are not so good (domination of women, cutting girl's colitoris, killing of baby girls, lack of women in the power structure of the community, rooster fights, eating dogs, sex between betroved couples one of which is younger than 18 even with parent's permission, etc.) If they like what other cultures do then its ok and if they don't then it is not permitted.<BR/><BR/>Not all values and systems of living are the same and some are better than others (Western democracy and capitalism vs. communism of Russia and China and Cuba). I have come to believe that this relativism (cultural diversity, cultural relativism, relativism of human values) is just a cover to attack the established way of doing things. I'm not saying all established ways of doing things do not need to change at times and grow in its understanding of its own rules and values (all men are free and can vote - finally include minorities and women and non-land owners)<BR/><BR/>If we would understand that as in science, the way we see to live life is partial and imperfect from a deeper understanding, and we will have to adjust them when needed, then principles can mean something. A system works and we need to understand any system to make it work better and in more situations. Strategies change but values and principles don't have to. We too often hold on to strategies as if they were sacred and we forget what our goal is. I think this is why relativism has taken hold - they are flexible and people who held to rules were too unyielding at times. <BR/><BR/>There are certain human principles that work best for most humans and there are varieations on these just as there are certain principles to be able to play a sport well or run a business well though there are many types of businesses and strategies to use at differnt growth stages of a business or when competitors change or the market changes. <BR/><BR/>Golfers have had to change their ways once Tiger Woods came on the scene. US companies have to change their ways now that there is more global competition. Change is there but it is not relative. Religious groups need to know what is at core and what is changable or adjustable. <BR/><BR/>People need to know the values they are trying to live by and such a que sera sera - though our trust is in our God, and his will is not always known to us.Larry007https://www.blogger.com/profile/02402316478340735822noreply@blogger.com