Harm

Okay I know that morality is a touchy subject for many. We're gonna talk about it anyway. Morality is something that does tend to change from culture to culture. We can discuss the idea that morality exists only as a human idea in an attempt to differentiate itself from the animal kingdom, but that would take us off course.

Instead I would propose the idea that somethings we can always deem morally wrong. A lot of it is common sense. If you hurt people, it's not going to be good for society in the long run. When you hurt people it's an action that etches itself into the memories of others and is bound to royally fuck you over later.

Now I wish something like this was simple to state without argument. However it is possible for people to debate on what denotes harm, be it mental or physical. I happen to believe that there are somethings that are universally harmful. Things like having sex with little kids, beating people, torturing or raping them. I'm pretty sure that cutting off a person's body part without it being for medical reasons is bad.

However we've got a whole bunch of cultural fuckery that wants to come in and screw that all up. We've got people calling a small bundle of cells a baby and fighting for it's birth. We've got people fighting for what they believe is their cultural right to mutilate their child's genitals. People make morality and harm as an idea, impossible to work. We have this consistent battle between what is right and wrong, because we have a battle between group ideals and individualism. We need people to think for themselves, but group ideals control crime better than police enforcement.

If you really don't give a shit about the world there is a good reason to do what's right. People are attracted to those that live morally and it will make it far more likely that people will like you. If people like you, it helps to ensure your overall survival if a bunch of people don't want to kill you. Yes I am suggesting that morality is a human adaptation. Social relationships tie you to people that will have your back when things go to hell. However you don't need to be a complete manipulative fuck about it.

If there is a lesson in this random blunder of paragraphs, it's that there are some actions that are going to universally ass rape you should you do them. So cut that shit out!