On Nov 6, 2007 6:01 PM, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's a basic "moral" drive. Much of it, if looked at subjectively, can > be traced to the evolutionary pressures on social animals. Sharing > resources, cooperative protection of the young, punishment for violence to > the group - these all exist in pretty much all higher-order social > animals.
Well, I dunno Jim...religion, or at least the belief in a God, has been around a LOOOONG time...maybe even since the very first human like creature became capable of thought. We can't necessarily say for sure whether a sense of morality predated belief in a higher power. Maybe the two have been intertwined since their inception..... -- And all this could be Just a dream so it seems I was never much good at goodbye ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:245970 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
