Even if we know that our physical reality is not really the way we see and experience it, we still need moral values for interacting with one another. We are all sharing this illusory reality but we are trained to feel and interpret it by our parents for the benefit of ourselves and others. They want us to get along with each other in our families. They also want us to treat each other fairly, kindly, with understanding, and justice even outside our families.
Just because we now know that our shared reality is nothing but empty space, particles and waves, it doesn’t mean that we don’t have feelings. Our feelings help us navigate through our lives and even to survive. They help us thrive because we can empathize with each other we can also cooperate with each other. We have a better chance of surviving when we band together in harmony than if we are ripping each other off and being quarrelsome, selfish, and violent.
Regardless of the underlying structure of our physical reality, we still need to experience love, acceptance, and harmony. These results can only come from considering other people, animals, and all life on this planet. And considering the effects of our actions on others is the basis of morality.
Just because we now know that our shared reality is nothing but empty space, particles and waves, it doesn’t mean that we don’t have feelings. Our feelings help us navigate through our lives and even to survive. They help us thrive because we can empathize with each other we can also cooperate with each other. We have a better chance of surviving when we band together in harmony than if we are ripping each other off and being quarrelsome, selfish, and violent.
Regardless of the underlying structure of our physical reality, we still need to experience love, acceptance, and harmony. These results can only come from considering other people, animals, and all life on this planet. And considering the effects of our actions on others is the basis of morality.
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