"Ron" > wrote

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> IOW, we are who we are because we are individuals AND we have been
> taught to be who we are -- a socialization process. Any argument of
> innateness of anything requires significant evidence from my
> perspective.

Every living organism is hard-wired for survival, to avoid and recoil from
harm. That is innate. Moral precepts, like The Golden Rule, are just ways to
organize behaviour in an attempt to minimize harm. Moral codes are flawed
and inconsistent, but they are all based on the fundamental inherent drive
to avoid harm. The suggestion that they are simply random cultural artifacts
is wrong.