I can appreciate this conversation which focuses on the question of morality. It's interesting to me how same approach such a subject and its explanation of its origins. Is morality simply a part of mankind's personhood that allows them to survive or is morality a question that speaks to a higher level of acceptable behavior to someone else?

In my book Made in the Image of God I express the concept that morality is a standard that originates with the creator God and is his alone to make or change this standard. With that said just what is morality? And where did it come from? Is morality biological or metaphysical? It is my view that morality is not biological (technically speaking) but metaphysical on the basis that morality in mankind is based on his nature. How do I define human nature? Human nature is a combination of the metaphysical makeup of body and spirit, where spirit is that part of mankind that generates attitude and where conscience lies. Mankind's personhood lies with his soul a metaphysical part of mankind that functions with intellect, emotion and will power in which mankind's nature is a controlling factor. (All these concepts are discussed in my book.)

If we follow the historical record of the Scriptures (Bible), we learn that the issues of right and wrong derive themselves from God's standards of attitude and behavior. The book of Romans in the cannon of Scriptures is a great resource to understanding the relationship of the origins and nature of morality. Within these resources we learn that the issue of morality is created within us at birth and that God's Laws become our school teacher to understand this standard more clearly and correctly.

For a better understanding of this discussion with relationship to metaphysics and the nature of God and Mankind, my book is available worldwide in most formats chosen to build a library in. (As a side note: the term personhood is a word I created and is defined in my book.)

Respectfully