The previous ethical posts re: because we could... (Score 1)

"I am am become death, destroyer of worlds." Ring any bells?!

I was just wondering... isn't part of being human having a moral system?

What's funny to me is the classic egghead response that goes into the moral relativism quagmire. I used to be like that. Then I grew up. Being wise means you have learned from things you should have done; or better yet, NOT done.

The simple replies with Nazi examples and atomic bombs etc were perfect. There really is no need to take things to the "Ivory Tower." I mean, seriously, just try to live a complete moral-relativist lifestyle and see how far you go. Most eggheads are not all too physical if you know what I mean? Thus, chances of surviving this "because-I-can" world greatly diminish if you did not have a moral system that trumps the "because-I-can" instinct of the physically and biologically superior human to just walk up and smash you weaker ones and remove you from the gene pool.

Be thankful that we can act according to some ethical and moral standards. And be worried that many people dont!