Morality

[DanaC]

Nothing I said disagrees with any of that.

You were asking where morality comes from. I answered with what i believe to be its ancient and biological origin. You didn't ask where likes and dislikes come from. And looking at a scan of your brain activity whilst you eat pizza won;t tell you why you like pizza or where those preferences come from. But a scan of your brain chemistry taken whilst you are subjected to a number of 'moral' situations or queries will show activity in particular parts of the brain. Parts of the brain which develop at particular ages and without full function, result in humans who have difficulty in connecting their actions with potential moral consequences, and in inhibiting, or self-policing their actions.

The human brain has evolved in particular ways and performs a range of functions, some of which we share with other primates, others of which we don't. Social behaviour (which some would argue is the absolute root of morality) is something we do share with primates. There is an argument that can be made which draws an evolutionary path from primate sociability, to human (and moral) sociability.

Now: unless I have said that this is all there is to the understanding of morality, or what it is to be human, then it is not reductionist to recognise this part of the whole picture.

What is reductionist is to dismiss every opinion that you don't share as either wrong, or a sign of 'laziness' in thinking.

[infinite monkey]

Ohhhh, secksy party. Me love you long time. Thread drift makes me HOT. pant pant drool drool.

[sexobon]

IMHO, my username contains the word "sex"; therefore, I should be the sole arbiter of morality in this thread. I decree that henceforth we shall live and let live excepting that DanaC and JBKlyde shall not be permitted to have children together since the resulting offspring would be genetically predisposed to morally cancel itself out and any morality is better than no morality at all, IMHO.

[Sundae]

Dana and I shall splice our eggs (or somesuch) and have perfect babies.
To be raised by Clod.

And here starts a new wave of evolution.

[Lamplighter]

Yea, the Morning Show goes on ! Past noon no less. Yea again

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Dana and I shall splice our eggs (or somesuch) and have perfect babies.
To be raised by Clod.

And here starts a new wave of evolution.

That trinity would give rise to the most important woman in the universe. Brilliant!

[infinite monkey]

This thread is lousy with shitmen and shitwomen.

[henry quirk]

So, you mean I DON'T have to label my posts with 'in my opinion'?

*Very good!



















*in my opinion...*shrug*

[henry quirk]

HA!

You got that right...

[Aliantha]

Just getting back to the claim way back up there that women only think about sex once a day: is that really true? I know I think about sex or sexual things more than once a day. It's true that I don't think about sex every day, but if you evened it out, it'd still be way more than once a day. I'm not the odd woman out here am I?

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

Just getting back to the claim way back up there that women only think about sex once a day: is that really true? I know I think about sex or sexual things more than once a day. It's true that I don't think about sex every day, but if you evened it out, it'd still be way more than once a day. I'm not the odd woman out here am I?

No, the book claiming that figure was being debunked in that piece.

[sexobon]

Here, that practically makes you a nymphomaniac.

[Aliantha]

Really? lol It makes you somewhat normal over here.