In a message dated 4/19/2005 9:33:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Umm, I can think of a lot of historical precedent that might indicate > otherwise. Ethics (I prefer not to use "morality") is very much an > artifact of culture, society, weltanschauung. To my mind ethics is all > about opinion polls -- the opinion of an entire society, in some cases. > > > -- > Ethics is at its base more than the result of opinion polls. Human ethics are based on evolutionary adaptations of one particular social animal - us. All animals have rules for dealing with other members of there species unless they have no contact with other. The more extensivve these interactions the more comlex will be the adaptations that control these interactions. The way we share, the way we respond to others when they cheat or share, are all built into us. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
