Some ppl claim morality derives from evolution. That being the case, how do you rationalise the difference between e.g. ISIS and the USA?
Oh god! I thought you did say that the moral intuitions were evolved but then built on differently.pic.twitter.com/sx04VXlk2n
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Well, our basic moral intuitions are from evolution. But I don't think they're sufficient to explain morality itself.
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Having evolved core moral intuitions & then built on them in accordance with how we understood the world isn't enough?
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No, cos it doesn't explain why ISIS is any worse than e.g. Switzerland when both people have the same biological moral equipment.
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Well, that will be the culture bit. Not killing people horribly for not sharing your values is quite a new development.
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That's quite a big bit is it not? Whether or not to kill people is kinda central to what morality is.
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Well, we can still empathise with characters from old plays, but that's not quite the same thing as morality.
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That's our moral emotions. Morality also has cultural elements. Do we kill unfaithful wives or divorce them?
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It seems that I might have reignited the disagreement. Oops.
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