(January 22, 2017 at 7:55 pm)Joz Wrote: 1. What is morality? Do good and evil exist?
Morality is a metric by which we measure what we think our good and bad behaviors. Individual morals are quite complex and heavily influenced by life experiences. And, yes. Good and evil exist and are entirely subjective.
Quote:Presuming that we are highly evolved biological machines whose main motivation is to survive and adapt, why, in societies in general, is there such a collective fixation with love?
I'm not a Sociologist, and that's a very complicated question. However, I feel like love is beneficial. It keeps you close to a group, which is ideal for survival.
Quote:By this I mean the romantic love expressed in movies, pop music etc. In many movies there seems to be one story, that is, there is a hero, things go bad, the hero finds love, the hero fights for love, the bad is defeated, the hero wins the love. Why is this story so deeply ingrained in our collective subconsciousness?
That's just entertainment. You might as well ask why people are obsessed with football. It passes the time because we are capable enough to have lots of spare time.
Quote:Why does justice matter to each of us?
Does it matter to each of us?
Quote:If someone harms us or someone we love, we want them to pay the consequences.
Naturally.
Quote:But why should there be consequences for our actions?
It's better for survival of the society, which is good for survival of individuals.
Quote:That would imply judgement and an judge.
Yeah. They wear black robes.
Quote:What if the person that harmed us was merely executing their right to survival of the fittest?
Survival of the fittest isn't a right. It's something that happens naturally.
