Nature, it seems, has no morality, no built-in sense of right and wrong
Humans do have morality. They do have notions of right and wrong.
Therein lies the puzzle.

Let’s put it another way.

The ordinary human’s behavior, under some circumstances, is guided by a sense
(belief) of moral correctness, of what is the good thing to do. How did that sense
come about, what caused that human trait?

The answer seems clear: Our neurological makeup underlies (causes) this
condition and that neurological makeup arises the same way other human
characteristics arise, namely, through natural selection: this morality has evolved.
This means, it seems, that the presence of this sense of right and wrong has
contributed to the survival of our species – – as opposed to its absence or
the presence of some competing characteristic.

So this summarizes the present situation vis a vis human morality. What of the
future? Impossible to know, but possible to surmise. Assume that human
morality includes kindness, mercy, tolerance, truthfulness and call these
goodness.

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