Morality from the ground up

[bennyboy]

So I think a rational basis for morality can be found in our moral intuitions having evolved to further our flourishing as a social species.  It isn't just one value, such as harm/empathy, but a cluster of values which benefited the animal that lived in groups because the group was stronger and fitter as a whole than any individual could be.

Does identifying this on a cognitive level immediately cause its dissipation? As soon as we see morality in this way, it seems the very next question is-- should we serve genetic fitness, or put our minds to the task of freeing ourselves from it?