Originally Posted by total relism
Ok lets try this again
Morals are born out of a social contract with the other members of your community - this is also how we determine who is "moral" or "immoral" since the "moral" will obey the contract while the "immoral" will not - any one individual is only a "cog in the machine" and their individual thoughts cannot alter the moral code of the community without backing from other "cogs"
One individual who believes Murder is fine will not effect the moral views of the entire community unless he can persuade many others to his thinking - he will be considered immoral by the society as a whole and will be ostracised (like we do with Racist groups or criminals)
Ok lets break out evolutionary theory again - why is locking the women in basements sub optimal?Originally Posted by total relism
Evolution is about furthering your genes - this requires children and more importantly healthy children - with 50% of the society (the women) chained in the basement only the men are left to care for the young, produce the food required to raise them and educate them - this doesn't leave much room for error - the society which doesn't chain its women in a basement has 50% MORE human resources with which to raise the children which is clearly the optimal strategy
and that isn't even bringing in the fact that the women would be extremely vulnerable to all sorts of health issues which would make child bearing difficult
there is a reason the family unit pre-dates known history - it is by far the most optimal way of passing on your genes and producing a strong and healthy ospring
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