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This, exactly. I think most people don't even realize why they feel something is right or wrong or what it even means for something to be "moral" At our core,
by codexb 3y ago
This, exactly. I think most people don't even realize why they feel something is right or wrong or what it even means for something to be "moral"
At our core, everything we feel is based off self-preservation -- for ourselves, offspring, family, mates. Instinctually, the concept of what is "morally right" comes down to "what strategy will ensure my self-preservation best".
Most humans are smart enough to realize that a strategy made up of a lot of win/lose confrontations is unlikely to end well in the long run. Ergo, morality is simply the current best strategy for individual self-preservation given the current state of human knowledge.