(September 2, 2012 at 8:33 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote:(September 2, 2012 at 7:58 am)Haydn Wrote: I agree , that is the most simplist and fairest approach . But i don't even think that is necessary - i don't believe we conciously set the rules for our own morality , its just there.
Yes we do set our own codes. Remember when you (as a very young toddler) wanted to do something and your parents stopped you?? How did they do this? By causing a small amount of pain, that is how you are taught when you are not able to reason. We forget this and pride ourselves on our understanding and support for illusion and give away our own integrity to institutions that only want to enslave us.
So ... Do as you would be done by.
Yes we are taught by our parents when we our younger , but by wider society also as we get older. It's a bit like i said earlier about a pack Wolves punishing misdermeanors with a snarl , or a bite. They teach eachother by enforcing the code like we do , but do they teach eachother to bring a sick or injured pack member a lump of meat? And for that matter , can we actually learn to selflessly do good for a fellow human being , with no perceivable benefit other then the expected gratitude ?
I think mainly not , but i can see a Dawinian advantage to it.
