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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Interesting idea... Is human morality (in situations where no punishment exists) a result of the societies we live in and our societal expectations, our upbringing, or is there some inherent morality (guilt from doing something bad, or satisfaction from doing the right thing) within most people?

Whilst I do live somewhere that has trolleys with coins, sometimes you get one that is damaged and doesn't require a coin. Yet I still return those ones, because why wouldn't I? It only takes a minute.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But what if nature and nurture were casting a shadow on the wall of a cavernous trolley station??

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, in that case, wait for the trolley to come, and if they haven't returned the cart by then you can push them in front.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It runs on hannah montana, the best kind of linux.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

In that case it should be fine. Just eat the rich, fuck cars, and let the trolley run its course.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well yeah, but also a bit more than that - even after growing up, does society itself have some impact? Even if someone was raised really well, I feel like they could change over time depending on what society tells them is appropriate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Typically "nurture" includes those things. You're right though - it isn't just our parents and childhood, it's everybody through our whole lives. We only stop changing when we die.