[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by davem

So morality is determined by the society in which one happens to live?

Largely, yes. Quite obviously so, to my mind. Otherwise we would still have slavery and we would still be putting people on the rack. And I can assure you, from my professional experience, that what is regarded as entirely ethical within one society may well be regarded as quite unethical within another.

Originally Posted by davem

... if you truly believe someone who cheers on the Orcs is 'immoral' then what are you going to do about it?

I didn't say that it necessarily made them an immoral person. I said that the "act" of doing so was an immoral one. And I don't propose doing anything about it. I simply don't regard it as a moral way to react to the work.

Originally Posted by davem

Either you believe that although they are immoral people they are harmless (in which case the whole issue has nothing more than curiosity value - & morality is trivial issue as far as you are concerned because it has no effect on people's behaviour or the way they treat others) or you believe that their immorality makes them at least a potential threat to others, & you therefore have an obligation to restrict what they can do for the greater good....

Davem, this is quite preposterous, and you know it. For one thing, I did not say that it necessarily made them dangerous. And, for another, it is not a crime to think in an immoral way, and I would strongly oppose any suggestion that it should be.