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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Urriak Uruk" data-source="post: 8265476" data-attributes="member: 7015558">Literally anything can be made into a debate; just because someone is willing to defend something doesn't suddenly mean that opinion is even close to morally justified.The point is, even if there intents are just, there is no moral justification that gives a museum a right to hold artifacts from a culture that wants said artifacts returned. It doesn't matter what the reasons of the historians and archeologists are (who I largely believe are good people), if a country wants there stuff back, they should get it back.If I steal your car, I can't justify my actions by saying, "Well, the car hadn't been taken to a repair shop in years, so it needed an oil change and tire rotations, fixed tail-lights... with him, the car would be in a dump in a two years. With me, I'll take care of it and it will last another 10 years. Plus, he lives in a bad neighborhood, so the car would get stolen by a petty car thief eventually."I might even believe the above quote, and think I would be a far better car owner... that doesn't justify stealing.</blockquote>