Nice. Of course many people have noted that if any of us were under enough threats or threats to the ones we love, it may be difficult to predict how far we would go before compromising our values.
No surprise but I have no need for a theodicy solution. The world and nature as we find it is exactly as we would expect if only natural processes were present. When a male lion takes over a pride and immediately kills all the offspring from the previous male, that is not evil. Those traits we find immoral in humans also occur in social animals. Many of the traits we find admirable in humans - altruism, moral behaviors we also find in social animals, especially primates, although not to the sophisticated level of humans. I love this experiment with monkeys. Where did that monkey get its idea of being treated unfairly, right or wrongly? Where does a 6 month old child get the primitive idea of right and wrong? A rat demonstrate altruistic behavior to a rat not related to it? I posit that many of our moral standards are derived from evolution and can be demonstrated with evidence. I do reject postmodernism, the claim there is no objective truth, and no objective moral standards apart from a deity; those making those assertions need some courses in evolutionary biology and ethology.
I think the "Man in the High Castle" is a great series. It seems to show accurately how humans and human societies would behave in that situation. How would you and I? Two other very highly rated series that explore how human societies would respond to certain situations include "The Expanse" (Prime Video) and "For All Mankind" (Apple). The Expanse has been called the greatest Sci-fi series ever made and For All Mankind is just over the top great.
It's an interesting show. I actually forgot about it until I saw this post!
Thanks, Justin! I agree, it was a fascinating show, and thought-provoking as well.
Nice. Of course many people have noted that if any of us were under enough threats or threats to the ones we love, it may be difficult to predict how far we would go before compromising our values.
No surprise but I have no need for a theodicy solution. The world and nature as we find it is exactly as we would expect if only natural processes were present. When a male lion takes over a pride and immediately kills all the offspring from the previous male, that is not evil. Those traits we find immoral in humans also occur in social animals. Many of the traits we find admirable in humans - altruism, moral behaviors we also find in social animals, especially primates, although not to the sophisticated level of humans. I love this experiment with monkeys. Where did that monkey get its idea of being treated unfairly, right or wrongly? Where does a 6 month old child get the primitive idea of right and wrong? A rat demonstrate altruistic behavior to a rat not related to it? I posit that many of our moral standards are derived from evolution and can be demonstrated with evidence. I do reject postmodernism, the claim there is no objective truth, and no objective moral standards apart from a deity; those making those assertions need some courses in evolutionary biology and ethology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meiU6TxysCg (2.5 min)
I think the "Man in the High Castle" is a great series. It seems to show accurately how humans and human societies would behave in that situation. How would you and I? Two other very highly rated series that explore how human societies would respond to certain situations include "The Expanse" (Prime Video) and "For All Mankind" (Apple). The Expanse has been called the greatest Sci-fi series ever made and For All Mankind is just over the top great.
I will definitely check those out. Thanks, Jon!
How many of us given the American political winds may find us making some hard choices?
Good question. Time will tell. A good reminder to make sure we know what we stand for ahead of time.