RE: Excavating The Empty Tomb
June 3, 2013 at 6:20 pm
(This post was last modified: June 3, 2013 at 6:25 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 3, 2013 at 6:17 pm)Pandas United Wrote: Morality has clear evolutionary benefits in the sense of community and promoting the well-being of the species. This is fairly well known in up-to-date evolutionary biology.Did you need more reason than this strong suggestion? Even more bluntly - did you require any reasons at all?
Quote:My point is, as conscious beings that can make our own decisions and that realize the genesis and reasoning for morals, there's no reason for me to be a moral creature without an objective compass for morality.You just gave reasons....all without any "objective moral compass" involved. Do you want community, general well-being?
Quote: As someone that realizes "morality is probably just a byproduct of evolution," obligations for following those morals get thrown out the window.Why? We don't have to toe the line because we evolved with it, but we may decide to toe the line for those things you mentioned above. We might also decide that some aspects of our evolved morality are out of whack with our current goals or situation. I guess I'm just not seeing the problem?
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