Sociology is a science that already gets into morality/human values. If morality is behaving well, then it is obvious that certain behavior is better than other behavior within the context of a society. For example, running around murdering people is harmful for the functionality of a society. We can't base morality on just well-being alone, otherwise people wont be productive. Morality should be based on societal functionality (happy people tend to be more productive, but this should be a consequence, not a goal).
Monday, March 28, 2011
Atheist Sam Harris: Science can answer moral questions
Sociology is a science that already gets into morality/human values. If morality is behaving well, then it is obvious that certain behavior is better than other behavior within the context of a society. For example, running around murdering people is harmful for the functionality of a society. We can't base morality on just well-being alone, otherwise people wont be productive. Morality should be based on societal functionality (happy people tend to be more productive, but this should be a consequence, not a goal).
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