Morality is simply the mindless action of wind and wave

Morality is simply the mindless action of wind and wave October 22, 2010

writ very small in the mindless motions of molecules that temporarily comprises the brain of Sam Harris. For no particular reason, this collection of molecules desires that the collection of molecules temporarily known as “you” reconfigure you brain molecules in such a way as to conform to morality he calls “good”. Why it is “good” apart from his completely arbitrary declaration that it is so is not made clear.

And he’s not stealing from religious transcendence or anything.


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