Comments on: On primate behavior and tracing back the origins of morality http://primatology.net/2007/03/19/on-primate-behavior-and-tracing-back-the-origins-of-morality/ We ain’t monkeyin’ around here. Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Imilmisalpvah http://primatology.net/2007/03/19/on-primate-behavior-and-tracing-back-the-origins-of-morality/#comment-13882 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:44:05 +0000 http://primatology.org/2007/03/19/on-primate-behavior-and-tracing-back-the-origins-of-morality/#comment-13882 Hi amazing topic you have going here!

]]> By: Seduction http://primatology.net/2007/03/19/on-primate-behavior-and-tracing-back-the-origins-of-morality/#comment-3490 Fri, 18 May 2007 02:31:13 +0000 http://primatology.org/2007/03/19/on-primate-behavior-and-tracing-back-the-origins-of-morality/#comment-3490 I agree with Reed :)

Nice article, very interesting topic

]]> By: Reed Burkhart http://primatology.net/2007/03/19/on-primate-behavior-and-tracing-back-the-origins-of-morality/#comment-1778 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:57:28 +0000 http://primatology.org/2007/03/19/on-primate-behavior-and-tracing-back-the-origins-of-morality/#comment-1778 Perhaps evolutional morality is a type of Darwinian cultural filter of genes.

The body of work which E.O. Wilson (and likely others) has pointed to as meriting increasing focus — the connection between the science of genetics and sociobiology or human behavior — may discover that genes are less causative than behavior … the genes merely being the scorekeepers for behaviors.

]]> By: Dave Carlson http://primatology.net/2007/03/19/on-primate-behavior-and-tracing-back-the-origins-of-morality/#comment-1538 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:28:51 +0000 http://primatology.org/2007/03/19/on-primate-behavior-and-tracing-back-the-origins-of-morality/#comment-1538 My personal off-the-cuff opinion is that each person’s sense of morality and ethics is partly hard-wired genetically and partly a matter of socialization. I have no way of saying how the ratios work out. Previously, I believed that socialization was the bigger factor, but I’ve been convinced enough by some of Steven Pinker’s arguments to begin to seriously think that the genetic basis might have a bigger role.

What I’m absolutely not convinced by is the C.S. Lewis-style arguments that claim each person’s moral compass has been placed there supernaturally by God.
Very interesting topic!
Dave

]]> By: Marilyn http://primatology.net/2007/03/19/on-primate-behavior-and-tracing-back-the-origins-of-morality/#comment-1481 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:32:09 +0000 http://primatology.org/2007/03/19/on-primate-behavior-and-tracing-back-the-origins-of-morality/#comment-1481 Check with the Wildlife Waystation (in or near Angeles National Forest). At least as of several years ago, they had a few chimpanzee residents and were making room for more. http://www.wildlifewaystation.org/

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