Universal Morals
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A boy grows up, in a very distant African culture, learning from his parents the basic morals of life. Through his eyes, his parents, culture and tribe are all that matters to him and his moral understanding of life. This tribe has basically locked themselves out of society and forbids communicating with the outer world because in their minds the world beyond their lands will corrupt their minds, bodies and souls. The teachings that the tribesmen give is very simple for their own culture to understand and this boy has engulfed himself in their teachings for one day he himself wants to become a leader in his tribe. The people of this tribe have moral values that stand very high in their society. People must obey these moral values or they are looked on as an outcast of their tribe. This tribe has never been at war and has never harmed any other society in any way. Are the morals that this tribe holds universal or do they pertain to their society only. Should every society lock themselves to a boundary of geography and connection to other societies? Where do morals come from?..