Subject: 
             Re: [evol-psych] Evolutionary psychology, dualism and ethics
        Date: 
             Fri, 15 Feb 2002 18:08:18 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
       From: 
             Irwin Silverman 
 Organization: 
             York University
         To: 
             "Phil Roberts, Jr." 
         CC: 
             John Cartwright ,
             [email protected]




On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Phil Roberts, Jr. wrote:
> 
> John Cartwright wrote:
> > 
> >        I too am surprised that so many in the EP movement
> > subscribe to an ontological dualism when it comes to ethics. If
> > "ought" statements cannot be deduced, inferred or abstracted in
> > some way from "is" statements, then where are ought statements
> > obtained from? 

        I happened to be watching the Enron hearings just a few minutes
before encountering this question and I would have to say that "Thou shalt 
not steal"  probably originated, at least in part, from alphas trying to 
keep the unwashed masses quietly naive.  
        I have some notions about Thou Shalt not Commit Adultery, also ...