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comment by bioemerl
bioemerl  ·  3625 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What about morals?

"Finally - We are in charge of our morals. We culturally construct our morals. The enlightenment philosophers got it right. The only thing that is important in life is consciousness. Everyone's individual consciousness is precious and unique. Our morals therefore should be constructed around the principle that you should never harm another consciousness. You can do whatever else you like - just don't fuck with anyone else's experience in life."

Not really.

Morales, as I see them, are things impressed and imposed on people by society in order to have all actors in society know and act by a certain beneficial set of rules.

Don't kill, don't steal, etc.

It has nothing to do with preservation of consciousness. A human consciousness is no different than a pig consciousness or an ant consciousness. The only thing that makes us unique is our ability to contribute and be part of society in some fashion. This includes the disabled, the elderly, etc, as living and being able to speak, or even just having value to those around you who love you is enough to consider you as a contribution to society. It's not all about labor.

Don't screw with others because you don't want others to screw with you. Morals are impressed on everyone in society, so you have to assume that your moral code applies to EVERYONE acting around you. So don't litter, don't pirate, don't pop the children's soccer balls. It has nothing to do with protecting consciousness. It's all about that bitter, greedy, wonderful, sense of self preservation.