RE: Evolution cannot account for morality
May 28, 2022 at 10:56 am
(This post was last modified: May 28, 2022 at 10:59 am by chiknsld.)
(May 28, 2022 at 10:33 am)Jehanne Wrote: In my opinion, this is as much of a question of economics as it is a question of philosophy, theology, etc. The majority to most individuals are motivated by self-interest, and if moral behavior is rewarded and immoral behavior is punished, people tend to be moral.
So, if it is not something that is passed on in terms of DNA replication, then what exactly is it that evolved? Surely you are not saying that the systematic growth of a subjective "group dynamic" is the same thing as it evolving, right? So then I was right in at least saying that morality is not a product of biological evolution.
Now it makes more sense what you all were telling me, in that it is a cultural phenomenon, an indirect use of evolution, a consequence of evolution. So I would assume that you could envision a species where there is no morality? Or does it just so happen to be the case that all life will tend towards evolution due to the need for compromise, group dynamics, etc.?
If so, we may say that life itself will always lead to morality. Matter will always lead to life (eventually). A universe will always lead to matter/energy (or it always existed).
So you wouldn't agree that God is part of life but you would agree that morality is part of life? Again, is it possible for there to exist an advanced species with no morality? Sorry if my questions sound ignorant.