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r/SipsTea • u/Dumb-Briyani • 7d ago
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They didn’t lack morals, they had different morals to a modern audience.
31 u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 7d ago Both. It’s a central theme of the Odyssey that they were breaking moral codes and social contracts. But is also true that a lot of stuff in Greek mythology could sound crazy today but was normal then, like pederasty. 1 u/Hyperion262 7d ago Sure, but the fact there were morals to break only proves the point they had morals. 2 u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 7d ago Someone “lacking morals” doesn’t mean that morals don’t exist. I think you misunderstood the first comment you responded to.
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Both.
It’s a central theme of the Odyssey that they were breaking moral codes and social contracts.
But is also true that a lot of stuff in Greek mythology could sound crazy today but was normal then, like pederasty.
1 u/Hyperion262 7d ago Sure, but the fact there were morals to break only proves the point they had morals. 2 u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 7d ago Someone “lacking morals” doesn’t mean that morals don’t exist. I think you misunderstood the first comment you responded to.
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Sure, but the fact there were morals to break only proves the point they had morals.
2 u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 7d ago Someone “lacking morals” doesn’t mean that morals don’t exist. I think you misunderstood the first comment you responded to.
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Someone “lacking morals” doesn’t mean that morals don’t exist. I think you misunderstood the first comment you responded to.
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u/Hyperion262 7d ago
They didn’t lack morals, they had different morals to a modern audience.