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From where come your morals?

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From where come your morals?
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RE: From where come your morals?
April 26, 2015 at 12:50 pm (This post was last modified: April 26, 2015 at 12:50 pm by robvalue.)
Sure. Sometimes I want to step on a bug, out of mercy, but my hard wiring seems to stop me.

It is a frustrating fact of my life that just by existing I'm going to be causing harm to various forms of life, mainly insects. I don't like it, but I don't have a lot of choice.

I don't want to ever step on a bug (except out of mercy) if I could avoid it. But I know that's not realistic. Of course I would feel a lot worse if I intended to do it.
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RE: From where come your morals?
April 26, 2015 at 1:05 pm
I bought mine at Walmart. They say, "Made in China".
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RE: From where come your morals?
April 26, 2015 at 11:00 pm
(April 17, 2015 at 12:02 am)Deidre32 Wrote: Altruism is a component of evolution. All animals exhibit it to varying degrees. From that stems our ability to know right from wrong. 

Greed, vanity, and envy are also products of evolution.
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RE: From where come your morals?
April 26, 2015 at 11:07 pm
(April 26, 2015 at 11:00 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Greed, vanity, and envy are also products of evolution.

No institution is greedier than religion and the church.

No one is more vain than religious institutions building and decorating.

No one is more envious than religious people using the sin card on others.
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