(January 22, 2019 at 11:06 am)Brian37 Wrote: No not my personal feelings at all. Other species form groups too. Other species care for other individuals within their groups too. Evolution explains the behavior of life, not old books of mythology.
You appealed to empathy, as evolutionary component of your moral views.
And yes empathy is your personal feelings, even though others also have similar personal feelings.
Several people might share similar empathetic feelings and sensations when observing certain phenomena, like an innocent person being harmed.