Reply To: Is Morality Natural? (Year 2)

[Anonymous]

I think there are very few things that are purely natural or purely learned so I think morality, like most things, is a mix of the two. The article made a compelling point that we are equipped with some moral grammar in order to make fast and intuitive judgments and I believe it is true up to some degree, it makes sense from an evolutionary point of view. However, in the movie, we see a group of people faced with the same complex moral dilemma and the opinions on how to act were divided, so I believe there are other factors that influence our moral judgments. For example, the Colonel and Lieutenant General’s experiences must be very different from the politicians’ and that definitely had an effect on their perception of the situation and what is the right thing to do.