Art,
Of course "the best science" would argue (from a purely materialistic worldview), that altruism and love are simply convenient fictions designed to perpetuate the species. Or they might say that it's just a random combination of genetic impulses. Or that the appearance of altruism simply masks the selfish desire to make the world "less hellish" for personal gain. Of course it's also observable that not everyone on the planet accepts this universal truth of love your fellow man. Clearly, the Tsutsi's don't love the Hutu. The Boers don't (didn't) love the Keffirs. The Sunni don't love the Shia. The Hindus don't love the Buddhists or the Muslims. I don't think you can argue that the Chinese government/society has been particularly loving toward girl babies. I don't think the FGM and honor killings that permeate an unknown segment of the Muslim community could be considered loving.
Maybe it's bot so universal. Maybe not everyone is "craving moral order". Or, at the very least, maybe by turning morality into simply the expression of the mores of a majority, any sense of morality has been diminished.
Maybe, just maybe, Dan is mistaken.
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