What would be an example of human morality that's not also found in nature?
On Oct 21, 2009, at 9:42 PM, Mary Jo Sminkey wrote: > >> I think you're discounting nature's morality by boiling it down to >> kill or be killed. There are plenty of pack animals that protect >> each >> other. Mother animals care for their young. Gorilla's care for >> their >> "tribe". Dogs will face down someone who attacks their owner. Etc. > > Of course, doing so is self-serving in the end, because by being > part of the pack, the animal increases its own chance of survival. > But nature is in essence, immoral. There is constantly competition > in nature to come out on top at the expense of others, be it those > not in the pack, or one male over another, etc. Can human morality > be totally explained on the basis of evolution and overall survival > of the species? Perhaps. But it's a very strong contrast to what we > typically see in nature. > > --- Mary Jo > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:306259 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
