Talk:Natural morality

social norms and natural morality
do you think social norms are ultimately based on natural morality? I do. what about the seven deadly sins? to an extent, yes.

for example, murder. through evolution and natural selection, we have a society that naturally feels that murder is wrong if not done for the greater good. If one kills another, people around them will become scared and angry. fear protects you from the threat and anger is a reaction to something we see as unjust. murder is unjust because you literally single handedly bring down the population. anger exists so that we want justice, where the murderer is killed. killing one who murders is justified because if they continue to murder, tho population will continue to drop.this is why these feelings exist.

stealing is also seen as immoral. this is because humans, like most other social animals, are territorial. people have objects that they call their own. protection of territory is needed to provide safety. if one takes an item that belongs to you, they first pose a threat to your territory, causing you to become angry. Furthermore, IF the object in question is something that you worked hard for, such as money, a long sought after pokémon card, or something such as food, which is neccesary for survival, you will become angry, because the other person has not earned it, and you will have to work for that item again. if the item is food you need, this act now poses a threat to survival. Again, in this case, anger is a reaction for the need of justice. without anger, asociety would die off because they have no drive for justice.

this goes on and on in this fashion. natural morality is the basis for all morality, including socially constructed morality and religious morality.