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Originally Posted by tore
I'm a highly (really!) moral being and care deeply about how mine and others actions affect others. I believe my morality is an expression of my genes (okay, and some environment) and as such, it's just who I am. It's written into the blueprint of my being.
To me, that makes morals more relevant - not less. It's a social trait we've evolved, not for the betterment of everyone else, but for the betterment of ourselves. It is in our selfish interest to be "nice" to others. How could anyone interpret that in a way which makes morals not matter?
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But it also means that morality is merely a survival mechanism and is only relevant so long as it is beneficial to survival. If at any time morality became harmful to our survival as a species, I imagine morality would still dictate that becoming amoral would be wrong, but since morality would now be obsolete, that would be irrelevant. Sorry if that doesn't make any sense. I'm not the best at getting my point across.