Well, our basic moral intuitions are from evolution. But I don't think they're sufficient to explain morality itself.
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Replying to @christianjbdev @M_Methuselah
Having evolved core moral intuitions & then built on them in accordance with how we understood the world isn't enough?
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Replying to @HPluckrose @M_Methuselah
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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Replying to @christianjbdev @M_Methuselah
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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Replying to @HPluckrose @M_Methuselah
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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Replying to @christianjbdev @M_Methuselah
It is a big bit, yes. egpic.twitter.com/W25VvRVZ7n
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But if our morality is not a combination of our evolved natures and our cultural values, where does it come from?
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Replying to @HPluckrose @M_Methuselah
From reason, as I keep saying. Reason is the magic ingredient which has allowed us to make moral progress.
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Replying to @christianjbdev @M_Methuselah
And where did reason come from & how does it explain ISIS & Switzerland?
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Replying to @HPluckrose @M_Methuselah
Yeah, we've been through this one before. I accept that our ability to reason is thanks to evolution.
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Then where do we differ? You often say that nature and culture are not enough but what else is there?
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