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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am.
We are naturally moral beings, but our environments can enhance - or, sadly, degrade - this innate moral sense.
I believe that we all have the potential to love any human being, and that genetics, upbringing, choice, social conditioning and environment play a major part in which way we sway.
The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.
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.
We are not actually equal - humanity - if we are not allowed to freely love one another.
I don't believe that we evolved moral psychology; it just doesn't seem plausible to me as a biological phenomenon.
Because of the diverse conditions of humans, it happens that some acts are virtuous to some people, as appropriate and suitable to them, while the same acts are immoral for others, as inappropriate to them.
We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.