Decided to do some light reading this morning after math class, so figured I would start out this book. The first character described in this book, Richard Burton, is an interesting man who has obviously dedicated much of his life to studying cultures not native to his own. I find it fascinating that he took it upon himself to study so many languages, and even different religions. In this chapter, Burton states how it is impossible for man-kind to agree on the threads of morality. Why is this so difficult? Why can't man-kind simply agree on one divine law, or book to get all of the answers on ethics from?
On a side note, this section briefly encounters the term "Zoroastrianism" I remember studying this in world history class in highschool. So for those of you who do not know, the religion originated in Iran, and is based on a monotheistic principle, and has many similarities to Christianity.
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