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So, are ethics an extension of our empathetic nature?

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TylerBryce 2 May 22
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I think of ethics as being the codification (ritualization?) for the continuing probability of the best results of conflict and cooperation between intelligent rational decision-makers.

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Yes. We are social by nature, and cooperation is built in to our genes. We may fight or quarrel, but we were not made to exist solitarily.

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