Morality Is Absolute -- and Evolving

Rabbi Yoffie's insecurity about even his professed value structure is lamentable­, if understand­able in the context of constant pressures from competing religious and secular societies.

Many cultures and societies have always corrupted religion to serve perceived religious and societal needs; for territory, for control of breeding women, for whatever purpose suits the Alpha (s) who have risen to power in that particular time and circumstan­ce.



Maybe the "morality" that counts is that which supports the survival of society; where protecting the weak (instead of letting evolution work it's beautiful purpose) has become important. Can we offset the needs of evolution with moralistic (and religiousl­y-driven) values?

Do we want to? Isn't it evident that we are more and more LESS capable of surviving as a species because we interfere with nature's purpose (survival)­?

If man's purpose is the survival and evolution of the species, then the moralistic determinis­m of religions, and the "values" it inculcates in society may be laying the groundwork for extinction­.

However, we can certainly do a better job of managing society's "human capital" than we have accomplish­ed to date. I'm not sure if religion helps or hinders societal improvment­s and progress, but perhaps we could ,accept moral values as integral to our growth as a species.

That may require much more socialism and subjugatio­n of individual initiative than we have so far been willing to accept.
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