28 Jun 2022 5:22 pm
Eh...there were things that were similar but there were also things that were very different.SJConspirator » 28 Jun 2022, 5:06 pm » wrote: ↑ why then, did all ancient religions on earth, independently of each other, come up with the same moral code as the foundation of their beliefs? The golden rule was ubiquitous on the planet long before cultures had any contact with each other
It isn't difficult to explain why there were similarities. I believe that ethics comes from our genes...and it is a set of rules that...if followed by the common people...create a society that is capable of survival.
There are also various rules followed by social groups of non human animals...and it is easy for scientists to conclude that it is evolved behavior because it benefits the survival of that species in some way.
But I guess because humans feel uncomfortable thinking of themselves as apes...we are supposed to think that our own ethics transcends biology somehow. I think that is silly.
But anyway it is interesting to note when various people had different ethics. For example monogamy vs polygamy. Such differences create different types of societies eith different strategies for group survival