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[kellychaos]

Originally Posted by kahljorn

"The golden rule" is all a matter of Social Ettiquite, there's no such thing in nature. Do you see squirrel's greeting eachother? "Why, what a nice acorn you have there. I think I'll go find one for myself!" No no, they fight eachother over it. All animals do. That's the way shit goes. The entire, "PEOPLE ARE INHERENTLY GOOD TOWARDS EACHOTHER" is absolute bullshit.

Perhaps it has invaded me indirectly from religion but, I assure you, I'm not a religious person. I don't think that it's genetic or inherited trait but I do think that it is a socially learned trait that comes from thinking individuals having to live together harmoniously. As it seems to be part of most major religions, it probably evolved from first being a matter of social etiquette to later being absorbed into the indigenous religion to re-enforce what they considered, as thinking beings, correct behavior.