Evolution and Morality just isn't logical

[Astrid]

What is your evidence for this statement?

Your two paragraphs appear, to me, to contradict each other. The first paragraph contradicts the notion that evolution led to morals, while the second is wholly consistent with the notion that it did.

The evidence and a carefull analysis of that evidence support the notion that morals are an expression of evolved behaviours. On that basis evolution and morality are intimately connected and so, to invoke a genetic fallacy, is erroneous.

OBJEVTIVE evidence. Make sure it is objective empirical evidence!

 

[Astrid]

Under deontology Stealing is an absolute moral where we cannot steal no matter what the circumstances. This is a rule or duty based ethic.

I did not ask deontology, I asked you.

I doubt said philosophy is so rigid as to allow for no
nuances, such lesser of two evils, or to go to specifics,
the escaped p.o.w. who took a German fighter- plane
and flew it to England.
Its a real stupid " philosophy" says tsk naughty, must not steal.

Anyway, i asked what you think.

 

[Ophiolite]

OBJEVTIVE evidence. Make sure it is objective empirical evidence!

True, but it is the only kind I recognise, acknowledge and respect, so I just call it evidence.

 

[stevevw]

I did not ask deontology, I asked you.

I doubt said philosophy is so rigid as to allow for no
nuances, such lesser of two evils, or to go to specifics,
the escaped p.o.w. who took a German fighter- plane
and flew it to England.
Its a real stupid " philosophy" says tsk naughty, must not steal.

Anyway, i asked what you think.

OK I understand. Objective morlaity is not absolute morlaity. So objective morlaity can accommodate circumstances but still the moral right that to do has to be determined beyond human subjective opinion.

THis is a very difficult scenario. War time is an unusual circumstance. Killing may be justified if stopping a greater moral wrong like Hitler or the Taliban killing innocent people. That can include taking an enemy plane to stop these bad people.

 

[Astrid]

OK I understand. Objective morlaity is not absolute morlaity. So objective morlaity can accommodate circumstances but still the moral right that to do has to be determined beyond human subjective opinion.

THis is a very difficult scenario. War time is an unusual circumstance. Killing may be justified if stopping a greater moral wrong like Hitler or the Taliban killing innocent people. That can include taking an enemy plane to stop these bad people.

Yep. Each case has to be thought about. Some people want rigid rules
because thinking is hard.