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Re: trash talk futility
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:49 am
by Fallenkezef
It's a microcosm of Human nature. Compassion and empathy are not survival traits and are contrary to instinct.
There is a reason all moral and ethical codes of behaviour that include multiple social/cultural groups have to be enforced by a code of laws supported by a system of punishment.
Any study of Human history and society is a descent into the abyss and that abyss pierces into your soul.
Re: trash talk futility
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:44 pm
by Avici
Fallenkezef wrote:It's a microcosm of Human nature. Compassion and empathy are not survival traits and are contrary to instinct.
There is a reason all moral and ethical codes of behaviour that include multiple social/cultural groups have to be enforced by a code of laws supported by a system of punishment.
Any study of Human history and society is a descent into the abyss and that abyss pierces into your soul.
That's wrong. Compassion and empathy are actually a benefit and increase the chances of survival. We evolved to be compassionate.
"Compassion <...> enhances the welfare of vulnerable offspring, because it is a desirable emotion or attribute in mate selection processes, and because it enables cooperative relations with non-kin."
Re: trash talk futility
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:50 pm
by Fallenkezef
Avici wrote:Fallenkezef wrote:It's a microcosm of Human nature. Compassion and empathy are not survival traits and are contrary to instinct.
There is a reason all moral and ethical codes of behaviour that include multiple social/cultural groups have to be enforced by a code of laws supported by a system of punishment.
Any study of Human history and society is a descent into the abyss and that abyss pierces into your soul.
That's wrong. Compassion and empathy are actually a benefit and increase the chances of survival. We evolved to be compassionate.
"Compassion <...> enhances the welfare of vulnerable offspring, because it is a desirable emotion or attribute in mate selection processes, and because it enables cooperative relations with non-kin."
Only in the context of the immediate family group. History has shown compassion to be a liability in conflicts with other social groups.