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Your line of reasoning is similar to "Food comes from animals and plants. But where does animals and plants' food comes from?". Do you want to go all the way up
by rjtavares 6y ago
Your line of reasoning is similar to "Food comes from animals and plants. But where does animals and plants' food comes from?". Do you want to go all the way up to the Big Bang?
You learn your ethics from a combination of your parents and society, and you update your beliefs during your life, you share them to a younger generation. Repeat since humans acquired a conscience until humans cease to exist. That's all there is to it.
- ceilingcorner 6y agoNo, that isn’t all there is to it. You are simply ignorant of the foundations of your beliefs.
- rjtavares 6y agoI can assure you I am not: they include the Roman Empire, the Catholic Church, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and Marx. However, the question was: > In the absence of religion, where do people find their moral and ethical compass? That's what I was answering to.