Morals
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HW#3 pg. 159 #2,3
I think its hard to separate the descriptive aspect and the compared perspective aspect. There is such a fine line between the two of them and many times overlapping. I know that I have a very hard time separating them, but to some experts it might be easy. To say that one culture is better than another is wrong. I know for myself there are cultures that I wouldnt want to live in, but that doesnt make them any better or worse than the one I live in. I couldnt live in the culture of the Northwest Coast, because I enjoy helping others. My parents always thought me to treat others the way you would have them treat you.
I agree with Benedicts claim that morality is simply whatever a culture deems normal behavior. If a culture of people believe in a certain belief such as killing people, then when they kill those people they think they are doing the right