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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 24 October 2011 01:46:35PM 4 points [-]

If nothing else, the assertion that the right and rational think will not feel like the right thing to do really needs support. Our moral intuitions may not be perfect, but there are definite parallels between small communities of hunter-gatherers and modern society, that make a fair portion of those intuitions applicable presently.

That it was just laid out without even a reference to back it up… come on, here.