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This leopard-changing-its-spots analogy is the wrong way to look at things. It assumes that ethics and morality are permanently writ onto our cores, and that to
by csallen 12y ago
This leopard-changing-its-spots analogy is the wrong way to look at things. It assumes that ethics and morality are permanently writ onto our cores, and that to change those values, one would have to become another person entirely. This is a false belief.
As I mentioned in a comment below, numerous studies have shown that a person's ethics are heavily influenced by their present circumstances and environment, not some unchangeable inner nature.
- davidp 12y ago> a person's ethics are primarily dictated by their present circumstances and environment Citation needed. I can accept "influenced by" or even "heavily influenced by" without too much argument, but "primarily dictated by" is an extraordinary claim, requiring extraordinary proof.
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- csallen 12y agoDon't know why people are downvoting you. I support your comment, and changed my wording.
- ThomPete 12y agoIt is rather normal for people to change their political stance over the years as they go from young people who think they live forever to people with kids and responsibilities. Its probably not as obvious here in the US with a two party system but other places like Denmark and Sweden you see this change more clearly.