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No. We are unique in that we have the ability to develop morality. We will not throw that gift aside just because the rest of nature can not. We can and we sh
by user-the-name 5y ago
No.
We are unique in that we have the ability to develop morality. We will not throw that gift aside just because the rest of nature can not.
We can and we should judge our actions by our morality. And nature itself is not exempt from judgement by that morality. It is entirely valid to ask ourselves if nature itself is morally wrong.
It is not a stretch to make an argument that it is, in fact, not. Nature is built around massive, unending cruelty. Just because it has existed for a long time, or because we can out of that chaos, is no reason to accept it as a given.
- anthony_d 5y agoWe have the ability to develop _a_ morality. There are infinite possible variations. Being human means we judge ourselves and others. You should expect to be judged as well. If your sense of morality includes a sense of superiority or an entitlement to enforce your will on others, you can expect to be judged poorly.
- user-the-name 5y agoI really don't know what to make of this. Any at all useful morality would include things like "killing people is wrong", and ways to enforce this. This is not really something people "judge poorly", it is the very basis of a functioning society.
- hypertele-Xii 5y ago> We have the ability to develop _a_ morality. There are infinite possible variations. And some of them are better than others.