| I don't know Phreddie. But for the sake of argument, imagine that their culture requires them to be involved in the ritual, or to be passive, until they are dead or the threat has passed. And imagine that the humans need them to be active and helpful to have any chance of averting the death. Imagine that there is no time to discuss the prospects etc.
Sometimes it is very hard to be properly and equally respectful of other cultures. The response to situations like this needs to start from the proposition that things like this are both cultural and both valid. Then perhaps we need to try to find some principles we could all apply. This is not simple |