Hi Krim When an analysis of our evolutionary past seems to offer some greater understanding of how we live in modern societies I for one welcome it. It also seems to offer some hope we can live in ways that are less likely to result in violence.
David M ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krimel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:41 PM Subject: Re: [MD] Is morality Hard Wired? > [Platt] > You don't see evolution as history? We're talking hard-wired here due to > evolutionary processes. > > [Krimel] > Ok maybe I did not go slow enough but do try to keep up. Historic times > are > those after the invention of writing. The enormous period before that > momentous even some 12,000 year ago, is call prehistory. As in prehistoric > cavemen and prehistoric monsters. > >> Human experience since the invention of history has been at odds with the >> experience out of which we developed. But please note as I said a couple > of >> times there is a distinction between within and between group violence. >> Being at odds with strangers is also a part of inherited morality. It is >> particularly dangerous in historic times because there are so many more >> strangers about. > > [Platt] > Yes, but the whole discussion began because a couple of scientists claimed > we are hardwired to be benevolent. Are you suggesting that cavemen where > Christ-like but since human history began we've become little Eichmans? > > [Krimel] > In "The Science of Good and Evil" Shermer talks about the evolution of > both > kinds of morality, (note good and evil in the title). He does not say that > prehistoric people were good; only that they lived in groups that > approximate the number of people our brains are large enough to know > personally. Knowing these details about people in our communities allows > for > kinds of social control over behavior that are not as effective when > dealing > with people we do not know. > > > > moq_discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
