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::"Herr Gobles"? You surely don't mean Joseph Goebbels, right? --[[User:Sid 3050|Sid 3050]] 11:05, 2 April 2007 (EDT)

::"Herr Gobles"? You surely don't mean Joseph Goebbels, right? --[[User:Sid 3050|Sid 3050]] 11:05, 2 April 2007 (EDT)

:: Since I left all the stuff about the religious basis of morality strictly alone, believing that it was right that it should be there because that is what many people believe, give me one good reason why well-referenced contributions on the non-religious bases of morality should be deleted. Here it is again, just to remind you [[User:Britinme|Britinme] 2:17 2 April 2007 (EDT)

:: Since I left all the stuff about the religious basis of morality strictly alone, believing that it was right that it should be there because that is what many people believe, give me one good reason why well-referenced contributions on the non-religious bases of morality should be deleted. Here it is again, just to remind you [[User:Britinme|Britinme]] 2:17 2 April 2007 (EDT)

Some biologists argue that morality grew out of behavioral rules shaped by evolution. They see social behaviors displayed by some primates as the precursors of human morality. They cite examples such as rhesus monkeys which, when given a chance to get food by pulling a chain that delivers a shock to another monkey, have been known to starve themselves for a considerable time.<ref> "Primates and Philosophers" by Frans de Waal</ref> This ideal governing our free actions is common to the human race.  

Some biologists argue that morality grew out of behavioral rules shaped by evolution. They see social behaviors displayed by some primates as the precursors of human morality. They cite examples such as rhesus monkeys which, when given a chance to get food by pulling a chain that delivers a shock to another monkey, have been known to starve themselves for a considerable time.<ref> "Primates and Philosophers" by Frans de Waal</ref> This ideal governing our free actions is common to the human race.