The Biological Basis for Morality and Nations

Humans acquired volition through evolution for a specific reason: because volition helps us survive. It has an objective purpose. Human nature, though, is not static (one's nature changes as one ages) or homogenous (we aren't all created equal, biologically). Morality is, therefore, contextual.

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[ConservativeAtheist]

I agree with your arguments for the most part although I think you focus so much on the individual that you are short sighted about moral decisions and overall standards that should be made and maintained that might not be the best for the individual but is beneficial to society and sometimes what best for society needs to come first.

I am quite impressed with your take on racial differences based on evolution which has been my exact same argument since the 1980s…not hate but simple science!

[LibertarianRealist]

@ConservativeAtheist To a large extent I think it's rational for an individual to value society, nation, race, species, life in general, and other more abstract concepts. But I don't judge my own or another person's choices based on the standard of utility to society.

[MrBmantheman]

Interesting... Very interesting, i realize this is my 3rd reply but i finally finished watching the video and i agree with your basis for volition but one thing that interested me is how you stated that black people have different cranial capacity in comparison to other races, i hadn't known this and it's an interesting statement. Thanks for the information on all accounts.

[LibertarianRealist]

@MrBmantheman I appreciate the feedback. J. Philippe Rushton presents very clearly the findings about relative brain sizes among races and the relation to IQ in Race, Evolution, And Behavior.

[masluxx]

Women also have smaller cranial capacities. Yet would you make the same arguments directed at them?

[MrBmantheman]

I found it semi hard to follow your statement at some parts, perhaps i need to expand my knowledge a bit... Video games are probably encroaching upon my cognitive proficiency... :( but then again i am 15 years old and there's still hope.

[MrBmantheman]

@LibertarianRealist I agree with most of your thoughts(sorry for the lack of content in my response)

[ConservativeAtheist]

@LibertarianRealist: I do at times and as you argued earlier it depends on the context of the particular situation I think in certain instances what's best for the overall society has to trump what's best for the individual because we aren't all just individuals we are in fact a society and yes for the most part we should have Autonomy but not completely.

[HybridD91]

Biological basis for morality? It's called the brain. Show me a source of morality that isn't mind dependent and I will change my mind about the subjectivity of morality.

[Viktir666]

@1776Matthew The public education system to blame? I don't know man, I learned about the bible bullshit from my parents, not the school system or library, etc. Humans need to start taking responsibility for their own actions and stop blaming outside constructions. Parents who don't use their own brain and follow their family's beliefs then shoving that shit onto their kids and forcing them to behave in a biblical manner (ancient Jew mythology that isn't based in reality), are mental.