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[–]StillLessons 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I believe based on my experience of this life that morality is hardwired into us. We don't do it for a reason; rather it is inherent to what we are. Why this should be is very hard to explain without invoking a creative force that wants it to be this way. It is also of course impossible to fathom why this same force should manifest some who behave in concert with what we all agree to be "moral" actions, while manifesting others who seemingly revel in negating any positive action they see. Our world is vastly mysterious. Any who claim to understand how this works (i.e. to be able to put an accurate framework around "life" and to predict actions/events/behaviors based on that framework) are overselling. I can see that it exists, but I make no claims to understanding how it works or why.

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So why should we do what comes natural to us? Isn't this no different from people who talk about a natural law?

[–]StillLessons 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ah, the "should" word. Careful with that one. Once the mind gets in there and starts mucking about explaining what "should" and "should not" happen, we're into weeds which make satisfying action unlikely. Right and wrong are deeper than "should". Thought is not required; instead I've heard it described as discernment. It's a skill far too few practice, seemingly fewer every day.