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Originally Posted by wgrimm
Well, let me ask you a question. The ancient Mayans believed that it was good to sacrifice young virgins- and gthey sacrificed a good many of them. Most of the Mayans, it appears, believed that human sacrifice was a good thing- it was the cultural norm.
So- is human sacrifice good? Were the Mayans doing something that we can all rationally agree was a good thing?
If 20 million readers think that Harold Robbins is a great writer, should we all agree that the ghastliness that he produces is good literature?
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"We" is a different culture than the Mayans the cultural norms may be different.
If "we" is the majority then yes, "we" agree that he is a great writer. But in that comparison you have also equated great writer = good literature.
Not sure that is necessarily the case.