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There is a very big difference between Morals which arise directly from a sense of self-preservation vs. those which are needed to build a stable/cooperative/ju
by rramadass 5y ago
There is a very big difference between Morals which arise directly from a sense of self-preservation vs. those which are needed to build a stable/cooperative/just society.
Eg: Thou shalt not Kill vs. Thou shalt have only one wife.
They are two very different things. I am talking about the latter which is context-specific and malleable. The former i don't consider as a "Moral" but as a direct corollary of the instinct for self-preservation.
- Talanes 5y agoI'd honestly swap your examples around. "Thou shalt not Kill" provides for stability that enables for long-term societies to develop. "Thou shalt have only one wife" just sounds like a rule made up by someone who wouldn't have a wife if Jerry next door was allowed to have two.