   What's more ethical?
  Okay, assume the following (because if you don't, theres no point to this discussion):1. There is a culture or way of life where in wich everyone is happy, and there is absolutly no way it shall die out. (This is very much unfeasable and therefore is assumed.)2. There are OTHER cultures in the world, but all of them are not as advanced or the people are not as content.So, also assume that one day the advanced people decide to "spread" their culture. Would it be ethical for the advanced people to destroy the other cultures and replace it with their own (Hey, everyone is happy!) culture? Or is it more ethical if you just leave the other cultures be (hey, it's their way of life, we should keep it)?Ill refrain from discussing my views now as to not bias any new readers to this thread.EDIT: Okay, so im forseeing that people are gonna be more on the middle ground level, so anyther rule:You can't do middle ground. You must choose the lesser of the two evils. (Eh, or else it wouldn't be a discussion now would it?)[edited by - RedSweater on December 18, 2003 6:38:27 PM]
  Middle ground. Offer to help other cultures become more like their own, but respect the people who don''t like that idea. So don''t force it on them, but don''t leave them be either.   Jesus saves ... the rest of you take damage."A page of history is worth a volume of logic." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes;  well if everyone is always happy in this culture then i believe the only way they would "destroy" another culture is by showing them their way of life and to influence then but not through violent means.but if happines != benevolence and they want to destroy the inferior cultures i do not believe it to be ethical and should not occur, altho it is a sketchy area  [edited by - xcdcc on December 18, 2003 6:42:08 PM]to deal with no middle ground..i believe then that the happy culture should leave the others alone..how is it their right to decide?   [edited by - xcdcc on December 18, 2003 6:45:44 PM];quote:Original post by 23yrold3yrold  Middle ground. Offer to help other cultures become more like their own, but respect the people who don''t like that idea. So don''t force it on them, but don''t leave them be either.   Ditto.  Help them if they want to.. maybe throw in some propaganda and tours of your perfect world.;  /me agrees with 23. ;  By the new rules, you aren''t allowed to agree with me anymore  Jesus saves ... the rest of you take damage."A page of history is worth a volume of logic." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes;  The western culture has already destroyed so many other cultures, so I don''t see the point of using imaginary cultures, instead use the real world as an example. Hm... I just realised that the difference is that people were often happier in the other cultures. And still we destroyed them. So let''s not discuss that, it doesn''t go with the rules that RedSweater created... 