They set the standard of what is ethical and moral and the society within that culture sets its own set of rules. For example, back in the 1600s to the 1800s when slavery was a common practice in American culture. How in the world did slavery become acceptable? American culture justified their reasons to enslave people. The government even made laws to allow and perpetuate the enslavement of human beings for their own gain and as long as they pay the appropriate “taxes” on them. Legal or not, nothing moral or ethical came out of it until it ended; Slavery was banned and made illegal. But back then, they truly believed they were doing was acceptable. Apparently, the definition of “acceptable” varies from person to person and their
They set the standard of what is ethical and moral and the society within that culture sets its own set of rules. For example, back in the 1600s to the 1800s when slavery was a common practice in American culture. How in the world did slavery become acceptable? American culture justified their reasons to enslave people. The government even made laws to allow and perpetuate the enslavement of human beings for their own gain and as long as they pay the appropriate “taxes” on them. Legal or not, nothing moral or ethical came out of it until it ended; Slavery was banned and made illegal. But back then, they truly believed they were doing was acceptable. Apparently, the definition of “acceptable” varies from person to person and their