[Heartlander]

Where does this ability come from to chose right over wrong even though doing wrong has the stronger sensation at the time? If morality is a natural law, how are we able to defy it?

[Junior]

You can look at morality as placing the long-term needs of the group over the short-term desires of the individual. Human beings are social animals; without the group we are short work for whatever hungry comes along; and without the group our chances of finding enough resources to survive are greatly diminished. Consider this fact to be the foundation of morality. Individual human beings have a set of priorities themselves, including survival, procreation, whatnot. The goals are perfectly acceptable -- until they interfere with the survival of the group. Nearly all human morality is designed to curb the clash of priorities between the individual and the group with the preference going to the group.

[JediGirl]

Where does this ability come from to chose right over wrong even though doing wrong has the stronger sensation at the time? If morality is a natural law, how are we able to defy it?

The ability comes from what is socially constructed. Morals evolve over time, unfortunately. Murder is only wrong because society says it is wrong. Once society accepts it as a norm, murder could become alright. But because it is so extreme, it is not. Homosexuality was once regarded as a perversion but is now widely accepted as an acceptable lifestyle because society says it is "okay", they don't want to interfere with the private lives of others.