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Originally Posted by pigglet
I'm not sure I see any conflict. For instance, the seemingly universal moral code that prohibits murder in almost all societies, within certain limitations. However, that basic idea that willynilly murder of citizens will lead to social instability seems to constantly come up. This could be attributed to "earlier contact," from what I understand of your definition...but I don't see that this would negate the fact that crazy-go-nuts murder is "wrong," or not in the best interests of a stable society.
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Oh, by all means the foundations of what makes a stable society (such as no murder) would overlap with the concept of earlier contact. I am not saying that there is necessarily a conflict, simply that the mere observation that many societies have a similar moral basis is not a firm basis to infer that it is required for a stable society.