BashfulDwarf wrote:
It clearly is, to any culture based around the family unit.
Ethics is not only about the family unit but ordering societies in general.
BashfulDwarf wrote:
The point to remember is that there is nothing inherently wrong with immorality,
No I`m not going to remember that. The notion of immorality in and of itself involves making value judgments. I do find something inherently wrong with the actions of Hitler and Charles Manson. I`m not on the relativist "you`re truth is your truth, my truth is my truth, leave me the Phuck alone" bandwagon... There are universals though prohibitions on prostitution are not among them. For example it was an integral part of some ancient pagan religions. Another example is the absense of many moral tenants related to private property in Native American cultures.
BashfulDwarf wrote:
and obviously the measure of morality changes with each generation.
Sure that exists as the distinction between conservatism and progress. Some generations have valued courage more than compassion and vica versa though both values existed in each.
To touch on the question at hand, do you believe the hookers are less moral than you?