.@jonasarvind Our morality has only ever been our own. Religions hijack morality/science/thought/etc and recast it to serve their narrative.
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@emlynaddison here is a good essay on morality you should share with
@jonasarvind - http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/05/22/the-objective-morality-gotcha/ …2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tadmaster@jonasarvind It is much, much simpler than this. Objective morality must answer to survival: does an action benefit one's genes?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jonasarvind - but we've evolved the ability to rationalize behaviors (ie, religion) not necessarily helpful to our genes1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tadmaster Not rationalize; codify -> Massive difference. We still innately know the difference between right & wrong.@jonasarvind1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tadmaster The discovery of an isolated Amazonian tribe suggests that morality exists far from any religious institutions.@jonasarvind1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emlynaddison right, but anthropologically, what is religion if not an attempt to codify & rationalize complex systems?
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@tadmaster Morality is not a "complex system"; in fact I'd submit that it's a ruthlessly simple one.@jonasarvind1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emlynaddison morality isn't the system I was referring to - the universe we live in/adapt to is. Morality is a survival tool
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@tadmaster Precisely. Thus, interpretations of our existence as a "moral test" have nothing to do with the physical universe. @jonasarvind
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