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Originally Posted by SeptemberMorn
MORAL instincts from animals??  To kill or be killed, to eat or be eaten, to steal or be stolen from? To freely mate with any or all of the species? And the list goes on. Just exactly what "moral" instincts are you talking about here?  Humans have souls which are eternal and judgable, animals do not. Humans can reason and reach conclusions, animals cannot.
I agree with what Sky quoted; "When man is allowed to see himself as only an animal, controlled by inborn or acquired instincts, he becomes self-centered and power oriented." Isn't that pretty much what "man" has been doing ever since time began? Look where it's gotten us!
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We have certain moral instincts that are required for social animals. We see monkeys grooming one another as an example. Morality is about interrelationships.