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The second criterion is the reference to the common body of knowledge. The common body of knowledge represents what is culturally accepted to be good, true, and beautiful about the world. Most of these understandings are non-moral in character. For example, music scales in the Middle East (that are based upon the tar and sitar) have tonal combinations that are different to those admired in Europe (based upon different source instruments). Each audience has been accustomed to their own musical sounds so that they appreciate the familiar combinations as beautiful. The reason that this concept is relevant here is that many communities (especially most macro communities) are diverse. In order to create acceptance within some community, it is necessary that, at a minimum, one recognizes the non-moral character of these differences. I call these non-moral differences legitimate cultural relativism.15 People should be as tolerant as possible about accepting these alternate forms of non-moral behavior (dynamics of dioti).