We all live on a big world, with many different kinds of people and cultures. Even though we are all humans, it does not mean that we must follow the same beliefs or live the same way. There are thousands of different cultures that are present in the world today; and there is nothing wrong with believing in your culture, no matter what it is. Even though some cultures seem crazy, immoral, or unjust, it is okay. Every culture has a different moral code; what one group of people thinks is right and completely okay is strongly immoral to another group of people. It is not a person's right to say that someone else's culture is not acceptable; because to that person their culture is acceptable. It is naive of people to believe that their culture and beliefs are shared by everyone else in the world. It is even more naive to think that your culture is more right than any other culture in the world.
In the novel, Things Fall Apart, there is a clash between cultures. The African people followed their culture for a very long time and they never saw a problem with it. Their culture involved believing in several Gods and demons and many other different things. Then, the white Christians came to Africa and tried to convert the Africans to their faith and culture. The Christians built churches and persuaded the African people to join their culture and the church. They told the Africans that their culture was wrong, and they told them that there was only one God. They also told them that the Gods they believed in were fake. Some of the Africans fought back saying that the Christians beliefs and cultures were wrong, and what they believed in was false. Neither of these groups would budge on their cultures because they were right and just in their eyes. In reality, this is how it should be. There should not be prejudice, wars, or and harm done because of people believing in different cultures and beliefs. The Christians had no right to come into the African's land and discriminate against them and tell them that their cultures were incorrect. I believe that as long as cultures are not harming one another, they should be able to believe and do what they want to do because it is right to them. People have no right telling other cultures that their beliefs are wrong. Different societies have different moral codes and it should be left at that.
A world event that relates to this discussion on cultures and believing in superiority when it comes to cultures is Hitler, the Nazis, and World War II. Hitler and the Nazis hated Jewish people because of their cultures and beliefs. In result of the Jewish people having a different culture, Hitler decided he wanted to kill them all. Hitler wanted to hunt down all Jews and make sure they would die because of their culture. The rest of the world went to war, hoping to save the Jews and their culture. It was horrible want happened, and it just shows how cultures are so different. However, it does not mean that we can hate or discriminate other cultures because they do not believe what we do.
