No, your moral actions do not need reason other than that's just the what you feel is the right thing. Does this mean it's okay for you to rape? There's no magic answer to that. But know that there are consequences to that action regardless of whether or not you feel is wrong.
So what am I really trying to say? You're reading into it way too much. That's okay though, people argue over morality all the time.
There seems to be a set of universal morals, though the paths taken to reach those morals differ. Does that mean there is a golden set of morals that has been encoded by some being? Not necessarily. Human beings are a social species. For a social species to thrive, they need to be kind to one another overall. The problem currently is, we have not gone past the tribal stage. We are most loyal to those immediately around us. We are separated by various groups, particularly religious groups. But overall, within those groups, people are kind to one another.
Back to the rape topic. While rape might individually benefit you, it does not benefit humans as whole. It is detrimental to the victim's mental health. Perhaps you love to kill babies? Sure, might be fine for you, but that is detrimental to the survivability of our species. If the majority were killing babies, our species would die off.
Too long didn't read? Morals are useful from an evolutionary standpoint for those beings whose minds can sort through such thoughts and actions. No god needed.
So what am I really trying to say? You're reading into it way too much. That's okay though, people argue over morality all the time.
There seems to be a set of universal morals, though the paths taken to reach those morals differ. Does that mean there is a golden set of morals that has been encoded by some being? Not necessarily. Human beings are a social species. For a social species to thrive, they need to be kind to one another overall. The problem currently is, we have not gone past the tribal stage. We are most loyal to those immediately around us. We are separated by various groups, particularly religious groups. But overall, within those groups, people are kind to one another.
Back to the rape topic. While rape might individually benefit you, it does not benefit humans as whole. It is detrimental to the victim's mental health. Perhaps you love to kill babies? Sure, might be fine for you, but that is detrimental to the survivability of our species. If the majority were killing babies, our species would die off.
Too long didn't read? Morals are useful from an evolutionary standpoint for those beings whose minds can sort through such thoughts and actions. No god needed.
"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.”
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
