[MD] Is morality Hard Wired?

[Krimel]

Krimel said:
History, by definition means during the period after people started writing 
things down. That would be about 12,000 years ago, about the time that 
agriculture developed and group population sizes began to exceed what we are

biologically equipped to deal with.

dmb says:
Actually, Herodotus is considered the father of history. (5th century B.C.) 
He was the first one to systematically record events and the first to be 
concerned with historical accuracy. We can't take this too literally as I'm 
sure he didn't just invent history out of nothing and others must have come 
before, but the basic idea is that myths and legends and self-serving tales 
of glory became distinquishable from an impartial record of event. In that 
sense, the prehistoric era ended only 2 centuries ago.

And by the way, its true that 12,000 years means very little in terms of our

biological evolution, but in terms of cultural evolution the changes can 
hardly be overestimated. 12,000 years ago what we were basically highly 
advanced cave men. The bronze age was still in the future and we've since 
entered the space age or the information age or whatever. And that is just a

technological indication of the evolution that occured. The cultural changes

are just as stark. Think about how much religion has changed. Or fashion. 
Today people would laugh out loud if you dressed your mummy in linen.

[Krimel]
Thanks for the refresher I lost my notes from high school.

I found this in the history wiki:

"Traditionally, historians have attempted to answer historical questions
through the study of written documents, although historical research is not
limited merely to these sources. In general, the sources of historical
knowledge can be separated into three categories: what is written, what is
said, and what is physically preserved, and historians often consult all
three. Historians frequently emphasize the importance of written records,
which universally date to the development of writing. This emphasis has led
to the term prehistory, referring to a time before written sources are
available. Since writing emerged at different times throughout the world,
the distinction between prehistory and history is often dependent on the
topic."

But my God this takes nitpicking to new heights or is it depths. No matter,
they are equal in Wilber World.