(July 17, 2012 at 1:32 pm)Annik Wrote: I don't care. There are some things that are just not worth it. One million dollars certainly isn't. My moral code is my own business, and it's not as inflexible as you seem to think. Maybe that's because you don't know my code, but I can tell you that when you call me an absolutist as if it were a dirty word in regards any sort of human right, you'd be right.
My advice is that evolution has no "code". Both the like minded and the foe have the same goal, to get on top and gain resources. So the denial that no human does that is futile and absurd.
Why some things are "not worth it" is the empathy side of evolution which is the nurture part. Our species outside our labels can get to that point.
But your "code" is nothing more than what you think works for you. I hate "codes", as a motif for our species. I like the universal motif we seem to find common ground on more in that of "If I were on the other end, how would I want my detractor to treat me?"
Dominance even when cruel and uncaring DOES work in evolution. Just like a volcano or meteor doesn't have the capability of caring if you get in the way. As much as we have brains, we still, as a species think we are above nature. No one human really can know what they would do in a given context. Only empathy, the strong suit of our species, has managed to keep us SO far, from self destructing.
I think the best advice I can give humanity, outside boarders is this.
Don't think about how you would pay off your supporters, think about how you would be treated by your detractors if you lose a battle.
