RE: The origin of morality
April 3, 2013 at 8:58 pm
(This post was last modified: April 3, 2013 at 9:01 pm by A_Nony_Mouse.)
(April 2, 2013 at 7:43 pm)Mr Infidel Wrote: Morality arose from primitive man due to the fact that every man in the cave/village was needed, and to kill a fellow man over something so trivial would have placed the entire clan in danger due to lowering its numbers.
Non-social species will eat their young and attack each other whereas social species do neither. When did bears live in villages?
(April 2, 2013 at 8:11 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: Bonobo chimps, our closest relatives, have been observed with behavior that sure looks an awful lot like morality, including:
Sharing food with other group members, even when in short supply.
Protection of other group members.
Adoption of babies when mother dies.
Punishment of violent group members, usually ejection from the group.
Sadness when member dies.
And more.
Which god is responsible for Bonobo morality?
The Lawgiver of MST3K was the prophet of the Bonobo god whose name is unknown for trademark reasons.
