I have long been fascinated by our inclination to assume others we meet have the same moral code, similar values, and yet we can never be sure.
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I started to think about the assumptions we make that everyone we meet operates under the same moral code, and how betrayed we feel when that isn't the case.
It is always incorrect to assume you can know what someone's moral convictions are based on their philosophical theories.
What I do believe in is the moral code of Christianity.
A growing body of evidence suggests that humans do have a rudimentary moral sense from the very start of life.
I don't believe that we evolved moral psychology; it just doesn't seem plausible to me as a biological phenomenon.
I've yet to meet a person in my life who doesn't have some moral ambiguity.
The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.
On the surface we all act like we all love each other and we're free and easy, and actually we're far more moralistic than any other society I've ever lived in.
For me, the only sources of moral values are the pursuit of understanding and the pursuit of happiness.
Morality is a test of our conformity rather than our integrity.
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