[tsomer]

So then where does morality begin?

Is it "enlightened self interest?"

Is geneticaly encoded?


How did we acquire this universal and objective standard of right and wrong?

[JasonC]

We transpose the nominative and the accusative. Which is a high falutin' way of saying we stand in the other guy's shoes. The golden rule is universal morality - do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Religion acknowledges and supports it. Its truth predates any particular religious teaching. It isn't an accident, however, that those who taught it are revered.