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Originally Posted by peter12
I think you need to explain this point a lot more. Cultural change does not always correspond with good ethics. Where does the source of healthy social change come from?
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No, cultural change does not always correspond with good ethics, but that doesn't mean it doesn't either. Some change is neutral with respect to ethics.
Good question, I'm not sure where it comes from. I don't think it comes from the grass roots, because it seems that any time there's a significant leap forward in the social consciousness (abolish slavery, equality for women) it's initiated by a person or small group of people. Though I guess society has to be "ready" for it otherwise the change would never become permanent, society would reject the laws and lawmakers that institutionalize that change over and over.
I think this gets into the idea of memes too with how ideas spread in a society.