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To: flevit
aren't (according to evolution) any actions committed by humans "natural"?

All actions of humans are natural because humans themselves are entirely natural. This is science, not just evolution.

is morality independant of evolution?

Yes. No scientific theory can define morality.

if so what is its source?

As best I have observed, it is subjective to human will.
489 posted on 08/24/2006 6:01:38 AM PDT by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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To: Dimensio; flevit
flevit: is morality independant of evolution?

Dimensio: Yes. No scientific theory can define morality

Your answer is correct, scientific theories are amoral. However, the question is ambiguous - it can be interpreted as asking if morality evolved.

IMO, the answer to that is an unambiguous yes. Cooperation and respect for others and their property have obvious, very strong survival value for the group. Any genetic trait that makes morality easier will be selected for. One of these traits is the ability to imagine what someone else is thinking or feeling, and to imagine oneself in the pother person's shoes. IOW, empathy.

All societies, from hunter-gatherer bands to modern cities, have strongly disapproved of murder and theft (at least within the group) and rape of another's wife. This is independent of their religious beliefs and the source of their laws.

660 posted on 08/24/2006 4:36:52 PM PDT by Virginia-American
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