Behavior and Morality

An excellent point in Stand To Reason blog about morality and behavior, contributing to earlier discussions we've had here about the basis of ethics:

"I saw that special on TV the other night. Lauren Green, of Fox News Channel, was interviewing Michael Shermer of the Skeptic society, an evangelistic atheist. His answer to the question of the program was, We do already. He went on to argue that morality is the result of evolutionary processes to help us survive.

"Of course, that's changing the subject. When we talk about morality we're not just talking about behavior, which is all there is in an evolutionary theory of ethics. Shermer deftly changed the meaning of the word, which must be done to give an evolutionary account of morality. Morality is about what is objectively true, not just a pragmatic arrangement between a species and nature. Morality is an objective standard that places an incumbency on our will, character, and actions to conform. Behavior is involved, but morality is not mere behavior."

Posted: Fri - December 30, 2005 at 10:44 AM |

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Behavior and Morality

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