Proof that morality can only come from society.

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Proof that morality can only come from society.

One doesn't understand what is moral unless they interact with others. A person that has never had to answer for their actions in any way has no concept of what is right or what is wrong. Once you interact with another person, any transgression you commit gets a reaction from the other person. Multiply this by a whole society and a consensus emerges of what is acceptable to the society at large.
Now what is accepted as moral by the society depends on the society. Thus "morals" are dynamic. They change over time. They are different among different societies.
There is not an innate sense of morality. Morality is learned.

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Hi Mykcob4,
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@Alembe`
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I don't think morality comes
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How so CyberLn? A baby only
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Maybe mirror neurons. I've
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I agree. Perhaps we can find
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Morality is often defined as
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There must be genes for
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"There must be genes for
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@AJ777: "There must be genes
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Thank you AJ777 for this view
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I agree with @CyberLN.
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"From what I have learnt in
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There's always someone trying
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There's always someone with a
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Do you understand that
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Nice non-sequitur fake
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You - "Evolution explains the
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If the only things that exist
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AJ777 you said, "free will is
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@Sheldon
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Even the morals you think are
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"the morals you think are
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They all have the same
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"Do we murder criminals?"
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All of these examples are
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No they're not.
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John 6IX Breezy - For example
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Examples don't make a
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Define a universal and

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