Morality requires brain power. That makes sense. If you change your perspective from the immediate here and now to reflect on the evolution of life it becomes evident that morality didn’t exist when Earth was a ball of burning rock. Only after the emergence of life, and then complexity in life – archaea, bacteria, plants, …
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Good and Bad People
The truth about “good people” and “bad people”. From “Guards! Guards!” by the great Sir Terry Pratchett. (Guards! Guards! is recommended reading for these fractious political times.) Setting: As the dust settles the Patrician speaks with the Captain of the Night Watch (a civilian police force, i.e. of the people not of the state, it …
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