A growing body of evidence suggests that humans do have a rudimentary moral sense from the very start of life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think we need to start thinking about grounding our moral systems in our biology.
We are naturally moral beings, but our environments can enhance - or, sadly, degrade - this innate moral sense.
Morality is not just any old topic in psychology but close to our conception of the meaning of life. Moral goodness is what gives each of us the sense that we are worthy human beings.
Humans are born with a hard-wired morality: a sense of good and evil is bred in the bone. I know this claim might sound outlandish, but it's supported now by research in several laboratories.
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.
Very ancient parts of the brain are involved in moral decision making.
There is no morality by instinct. There is no social salvation in the end without taking thought; without mastery of logic and application of logic to human experience.
It's through the small things that we develop our moral imagination, so that we can understand the sufferings of others.
Now, I'm an atheist. I really don't believe for a moment that our moral sense comes from a god.
I don't believe that we evolved moral psychology; it just doesn't seem plausible to me as a biological phenomenon.