Humanity And Society: The Importance Of Morality

Morality binds people into groups. It gives us tribalism; it gives us genocide, war, and politics. But it also gives us heroism, altruism, and sainthood (“Jonathan Haidt Quotes.”). This quote sums the importance of morality perfectly. Even though morality may not be beneficial when the lives of the many out way the lives of the few or if it endangers your own well-being, we have an obligation to understand the morality of different people whether it’s socially, culturally, or religiously. When we fail to take into account these difference we breed conflict and eventually war.
Morality starts from the beginning when our species was still living in caves and survival of the fittest was law. Natural selection played a vital role in the development of our species. (Hinde and Rotblat, 30) Evolution has taught us the importance of societal, or familial, groups whether it is to offer protection or emotional comfort. Morality plays a big role in these groups by maintaining a level of homeostasis between its members. This begins from the moment we take our first breath into the world. As infants we rely on our parents to do everything for us. Our mother’s nurture us and our father’s protect us. As we
Corrupt individuals have been around since the beginning of time. The instinct to be selfish and insure one’s own survival was paramount during the being of our evolution, but some individuals hold true to that belief even to this day. For example, during World War II the United States developed a weapon of mass destruction. There has been much debate of the necessity of the use of nuclear weapons during the war. One scientist, Joseph Rotblat, resigned during the creation we he realized the moral obligation he had to stop the atomic bombs creation. His view was not congruent with the powers that be and he was fired and labeled a traitor (Hinde and Rotblat,