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>Higher forms of human life seek social order and safety because it leads to collective success, which results in individual success.
is this really true though?
aren't the elite of the elite essentially all psychopaths rather than selfless altruists?
>Whereas lower forms of "humanity" need religion to scare them into socially adequate behavior.
for me, it's not fear i need, it's meaning.
the carrot and the stick aren't what keep me in line with "good," but the existence of good itself.
atheist materialism can't offer this, only "things that the group has decided to like" vs "things that the group has decided to dislike"
i am not the fucking group though and have my own will and goals that often run counter to everyone else's.