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by zzalpha 3642 days ago
In fairness, where should their morals come from? I'm not religious myself, but it seems that for all their faults religions provide a shared morality.

Sure, based on defining in-groups and out-groups so we can decide who is and isn't worth mercy and salvation.

Works great when you're in the in-group. If you're, say, gay, it might not seems so great...

Personally, given that empathy is wired into our cerebrum, I'd think the golden rule would be enough to decide that helping a senior in distress might be the right thing to do.

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"given that empathy is wired into our cerebrum" is not a universally true statement. What about sociopaths?