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To: semimojo

RE: Race is a human construct, not a biological one

You mean there is no difference between groupings of humans based on shared physical qualities?

RE:You seem confused about the scope of Darwin’s theory. It doesn’t address good, evil or morality in any way.

Ahhh but there is — IMPLICITLY. The theory might not address what is right or wrong, but IF TRUE, that is, we all evolved out of accidental and random atoms, then what we call morality is simply a result of “evolution”.

BOTTOM LINE, Does evolution tell us whether a Mother Theresa is “morally superior” to Hitler?

If random mutation plus natural selection is true, It seems that they are simply differently evolved results of a natural process.


36 posted on 07/06/2020 10:35:16 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
You mean there is no difference between groupings of humans based on shared physical qualities?

We're all on a continuum of physical attributes. As humans we have a tendency to take a slice of that continuum and call it a race but the parameters of that slice are arbitrary from a biological perspective.

IF TRUE, that is, we all evolved out of accidental and random atoms, then what we call morality is simply a result of “evolution”.

I think morality is a product of human experience and reason.

Every successful civilization has a moral code, most based on the Golden Rule, regardless of what deity they recognize.

Does evolution tell us whether a Mother Theresa is “morally superior” to Hitler?

No, and neither do the theories of gravity nor plate tectonics. Scientific theories simply don't address morality. That's the turf of philosophers and theologians.

42 posted on 07/06/2020 1:00:58 PM PDT by semimojo
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