Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Evolved Morality

One concept fundies have a hard time coming to grips with is the idea that morality can be derived outside of religious commands. The Golden Rule, after all, while endorsed by Jesus and backed by the power of God is a perfectly rational utilitarian concept and has analogs in other earlier belief systems. What if such basic moral principals were a product of our evolution? Today's New York Times has the theory.

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