(October 17, 2013 at 12:40 am)ronedee Wrote: And interestingly enough, society (or pack) seems to form "reactions" to actions perpetrated! So, if society broken down (total chaos) then for many of you, so would your moral compass.That seems to be the case for many people when society breaks down- survival instincts often trump learned moral codes. Would mine? I don't know. I am sure I'm not going to rape and murder because those things are genuinely repellent to me. Would I steal? If I was hungry enough, sure. Would I fail to help others in need? Probably, if my own existence was hanging by a thread.
Quote: That's probably true for a lot of Christians too! But when we (Christians) are held to a higher source, society is not our standard to live by.But it is. You either abide by the rules of society, or suffer the consequences. For instance, sects of Christian Scientists that allow their children to die from lack of medical care are certainly abiding by their religious code, but are breaking societal moral rules. The Old and New Testaments clearly found slavery to be a normal fact of life and discussed proper treatment of slaves, but you probably (hopefully) find that morally repellent.
For anyone interested, an interesting paper on neurobiology and morality.