Cultural Relativity and Absolute Truths

With human civilization's age and fragmentation it is no surprise that so  many unique cultures exist. Many other cultures seem exotic to us and appalling. Similarly, other cultures look upon our own culture in the same fashion. So the question of who's opinion is most valid is brought up. This question brings about a lot of baggage because of its nature. Declaring one system of living correct would negotiate the system of another culture. Also such a proclamation would be disputed and would just cause a ruckus.

So the best thing to do in this situation is not declare any culture superior to another but simple juxtapose the different cultural aspects that each culture posses. Even though there are many subjective cultural aspects that do not really have any weight such as the eating of crickets there are other aspects such as human rights which can be objectively looked at.

How could I say that human rights can be seen from an objective way. Well, when it comes down to these things one must remember that a civilization should strive to become more productive but above else be more happy. So under such guidelines slavery would be a problem since a large portion of the society would not be happy. Another cultural aspect that would not be allowed under such guidelines is censorship. Even though it could make the majority more happy (e.g. trigger warnings, blocking debates, censoring entertainment, safe spaces, propaganda,) it cuts upon productivity in a way that it destroys its production of new ideas that can move civilizations forward.

When looking for those two factors accessing other cultures becomes far more easy. From this we can derive that human rights violations is unexceptionable, violence is unexceptionable ( expect combat sports), corruption and other things. Though, things such as food and holiday customs cannot be determined by this two factor model.

In conclusion, many aspects of different cultures can be compared, but some aspects are just conditioning. Other than that cultural reflection is definitely needed since it gives us a lens to view our own culture and the cultures of others so we can keep progressing as humans