Ethics

[Brian37]

I think far too much of thinking dwells in the past before the knowledge of natural human evolution. We have always displayed the same range of human behaviors no matter our labels.

I can not define "ethics" in any philosophical sense. I can describe them in universal human desires. We all group. We all need resources. We all have a desire to be free from harm from others. And like it or not, part of that is also our desire to bitch when we do not like things.

I think secular law in the west, while not perfect is more suited to our evolutionary diversity than religious fascism and or political correctness on the left.

If I have any one absolute "ethic" it is not to force others to like others, but always know that we are not as different as we would like to believe as a species. None of us is getting off this dot in mass anytime soon. I think it is far more important to shift our priorities away from demanding taboos of others and stick to problem solving with overlap and put the bitching on the back burner.

I certainly am for verbally standing up to bigotry and violence in the name of religion. But I am not entitled to be free from others offending me.