ah a thread on philosophy.

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moral values are shaped by many things,

ones internal sense of right and wrong based on observation, interaction with others, and this manner of thing, or by reading religious texts, for example.

when one allows their morality to be shaped purely by societal norms, its highly dangerous because well society is pretty messed up, right now. imho.

humans with empathy can indeed distinguish whats going on, and thats part of having a soul, a conscious spirit residing inside a person. many have turned this off, or its dead inside, for various reasons.

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