http://bioblog.biotunes.org/bioblog/2007/03/26/morality-is-not-a-human-construct/ Biology News Biology Blog Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:11:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bioblog.biotunes.org/bioblog/2007/03/26/morality-is-not-a-human-construct/#comment-59 OGRastamon Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:17:00 +0000 http://bioblog.biotunes.org/bioblog/?p=32#comment-59 While these are interesting and even heartening discoveries, I do not see the logical progression that leads to your statement that morality is not a human construct. This would equate to observing the behavior of beavers and concluding that the Hoover Dam is not a human construct.<br/>This discovery only strengthens the notion of morality as a construct which is adaptable to the needs of individuals and societies and undermines the idea of absolute or intrinsic value. While these are interesting and even heartening discoveries, I do not see the logical progression that leads to your statement that morality is not a human construct. This would equate to observing the behavior of beavers and concluding that the Hoover Dam is not a human construct.
This discovery only strengthens the notion of morality as a construct which is adaptable to the needs of individuals and societies and undermines the idea of absolute or intrinsic value.

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