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Edited by Faust IXV: 11/10/2015 9:43:36 PM
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Where do morals come from?

So, recently I have been wondering: where do morals come from? When I was researching this idea, I was reading on Stoicism and other ideas from Zeno, the "chief Stoic", and I came upon something interesting. During a discussion between the heads of the Socratic schools of thought, the stoics came to a conclusion, that from a metaphysical perspective, morals rely on physics. So what does this mean? The idea is, that there is a structure to the nature of existence itself, and that morals, while different among people, are derived from this structure. While morals may change, they all believe that what they're doing is for the good of others, society, family, etc. This of course brings upon the idea, that there may be some form of "ultimate truth". Thoughts? Edit: People seem to be conflating certain sets of morals with the concept of morals themselves. This isn't regarding sets of morals, this is regarding the concept of morals themselves. Keep that in mind.

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  • Waste, stay with me here, waste is the root of all "evil", may sound strange but think of a sin and it is wasteful. Murder? You wasted that persons future productivity for themselves and family. Sloth? Again, wasted productivity. Disrespecting your parents? Wasted the effort they put into raising you. War? Probably the most wasteful thing you can imagine. Anything "evil" you can think of is wasteful. Live efficiently and you will live well, in line with any religion or moral structure you care to name. Weird huh? Still trying to come up with a good name for my new "religion", Anti-waster just doesn't sound holy enough for tax exemption you know? ;)

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