So that's where the idea came from. Thank you.

We are all socialzied according to the society we grew up in. People who grow up with death aren't shocked or repulsed by it. In South Africa (my home country), shamans routinely cut off the balls and penises of men in order to sell themt o other men so that their virility would be improved.

They don't feel that this is morally wrong. To them, the other man could be a man from another tribe, and so that makes it acceptable.

And that is the hole that I have with the idea that emotions are related to moral thinking. I read a book years ago (I wish I could remember) in which it was argued that there was a direct correlation between high intelligence and benevolence. Why? Because people who are highly intelligent can see outcomes, and negative outcomes are avoided. The opposite is true. Most people who land up in jail have lower than usual intelligence.

So, I suppose, we come back to opinion.

My article was written in response to the idea that ethics are driven by emotions, and that we should make decisions based on our emotions. I have witnessed too many wrong decisions and too many unethical actions from that to be convinced that it has any validity.

Of course, as it stands, there is no solid evidence for either.