Moral Nihilism

[Giff]

I also think, besides what you said, that we are born with some values. Some that are intincts. Like we know it's wrong killing somone, hurting someone and so on. I think the ethical/moral system in our society is partly based on what we natrually think and feel.

I don't think we are aware it is wrong to kill until we are taught it is so and being a moral relativist I don't accept it is universally wrong to kill or hurt anyway (especially given that we do it all the time anyway so, quite obviously, some don't find it wrong at all). I imagine instinct must play a part in who and what we are but I am fairly certain they do not affect our morality the way you just suggested.

Kyu

I must say that when it comes to killing another humans do we find wrong because it's in our backbone. But also it depends on the situation and the person (if he's lacking emphaty for an example).

You don't think it's wrong to kill a child, for an instant, because society says so. It's but because you self have a barrier that says that something like that is wrong. Also eating another humans is something that we are born to think is discusting and wrong to do.

The moral values we have in society is mostly based on what we allready feel is wrong. We have something called conscience that also is a part of that, which tells us what we can't do and what we can do. That's why you can feel bad after hurting someone emotinally and other such things, depending on the situation of course. That's nothing to do what society tells you, it's what you mind tells you.

If we hadn't "built in" moral and ethical values, a feel for what's right and wrong, then we pretty much would be like a mantis or something.

Animal are an example for that right and wrong is something that we are born with. It depends just what species it is. Most animals don't get the feeling of eating eachother, but mantis think it's ok for an example. Such thing is evolutionary. Such barriers, like not killing someone within the same speices is important to most beings. Humans wouldn't live specially long as a spieces if we would have nearly no barriers as the mantis for an example. Like if our kids didn't move out to quickly then we would eat them.