You're missing the point. The author is saying nature is amoral because morality is a human concept. Has nothing to do with chemicals or whatever the fuck you're interpreting it as.
You’re missing the point. Humans are hardwired to be moral creatures, we’re also not alone in this aspect, there’s multiple mammals that have a sense of fairness hardwired into them which makes NATURE moral. Morality exists objectively, it is not a subjective human creation.
if morality is a "consequence of civilization" then what is civilization a consequence of?
culture is downstream from genes. nature made us care first, then we codified it. an amoral killer caveman did not wake up one day and decide to carve some rules into his walls to follow just because.
if morality is a "consequence of civilization" then what is civilization a consequence of?
They're the consequence of a circular refinement process of each other.
Evolve to live in groups. Evolve to behave morally to work more smoothly in groups. Groups that work smoothly together are more likely to survive.
Better cooperation allows larger groups. Evolve to behave morally to work more smoothly in larger groups.
Groups that do not evolve/exhibit sufficient morality do not grow or die off. Individuals who do not behave in sufficiently moral manner are denied opportunities to procreate.
It's all tied together. It's not one then the other, it's many factors in a complex system all interconnected.
You're missing the point. The author is saying nature is amoral because morality is a human concept. Has nothing to do with chemicals or whatever the fuck you're interpreting it as.
You’re missing the point. Humans are hardwired to be moral creatures, we’re also not alone in this aspect, there’s multiple mammals that have a sense of fairness hardwired into them which makes NATURE moral. Morality exists objectively, it is not a subjective human creation.
humans coming from nature throws the finest monkey wrench into his finest sieve.
Yea and different humans have different moral systems, and many dont have any at all. Morality is a consquence of civilization
if morality is a "consequence of civilization" then what is civilization a consequence of?
culture is downstream from genes. nature made us care first, then we codified it. an amoral killer caveman did not wake up one day and decide to carve some rules into his walls to follow just because.
They're the consequence of a circular refinement process of each other.
Evolve to live in groups. Evolve to behave morally to work more smoothly in groups. Groups that work smoothly together are more likely to survive.
Better cooperation allows larger groups. Evolve to behave morally to work more smoothly in larger groups.
Groups that do not evolve/exhibit sufficient morality do not grow or die off. Individuals who do not behave in sufficiently moral manner are denied opportunities to procreate.
It's all tied together. It's not one then the other, it's many factors in a complex system all interconnected.