Humans are social animals. Our social nature is the driving force of morality. Morality as a hard-coded mystical list from an equally mystical mountain is an illusion. Now morality as a social construct, that is very real. The sort of morality you would find among relatively intelligent but still instinctual, animals. Darwinism is not something to build a philosophy on, as many fear, it is simply a fact of nature. We shouldn’t be worried that our best friends are going to stab us in the back if it could make them some extra cash. They care about us, and as part of their community it is important that our lives are lived well. As a species, we are about family, tribe, community. We want our community to do well, and yes we will do that at the expense of other communities, but no we aren’t all in it to punch babies and trip the blind.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:28:14 +0000
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