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"There's no universal concept of morality to begin with." There is universal morality, the one embedded in genes of most people. We are social creatures, and w
by js8 10y ago
"There's no universal concept of morality to begin with."
There is universal morality, the one embedded in genes of most people. We are social creatures, and we understand concepts like tit-for-tat.
- Terr_ 10y agoFor a contrary opinion, I turn to the character of Lord Vetinari, written by Terry Pratchett: > [...] "I saw a mother otter with her cubs. A very endearing sight, I'm sure you will agree, and even as I watched, the mother otter dived into the water and came up with a plump salmon, which she subdued and dragged on to a half-submerged log. As she ate it, while of course it was still alive, the body split and I remember to this day the sweet pinkness of its roes as they spilled out, much to the delight of the baby otters who scrambled over themselves to feed on the delicacy. > One of nature's wonders, gentlemen: mother and children dining upon mother and children. And that's when I first learned about evil. It is built into the very nature of the universe. Every world spins in pain. If there is any kind of supreme being, I told myself, it is up to all of us to become his moral superior."
- zeroer 10y ago> universal ... most wut