RE: A Case for Inherent Morality
June 21, 2021 at 10:28 pm
(This post was last modified: June 21, 2021 at 10:30 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 21, 2021 at 5:54 pm)Belacqua Wrote:Unless an obvious evolutionary advantage is categorically not moral........(June 21, 2021 at 5:21 pm)JohnJubinsky Wrote: If you look at the video you can see that when the six month old hugged the good puppet the hug became a very loving one for a period of time. This confirms that the baby was not simply motivated by the selfish desire for the puppet to help it.
Sorry, I don't see yet how a long loving embrace is proof that we're talking about morality, rather than survival value.
I can see obvious evolutionary advantages for choosing to be with helpful people.
Consider this - we may be the kind of animal which thrives, and only thrives, in a "moral environment'. We seek to enforce this state of affairs on the world precisely because it advantages us over other creatures. Not seeking, so much as stumbling, on The Good.
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