This article describes how it was found using brain scans that some
moral types of response come from the lower instinctive parts of
the brain, rather than from the higher parts which handle abstract
thinking. That is, some moral response is hard wired in by
evolutionary processes.

This has been a theme for me, that morality originates on Earth,
among group animals and humans, because that is where it is needed,
but is processed up into heavens and stored there. So this article
is a major breakthrough for me, because it reinforces what I have
been thinking. Like, it is nice to see the evidence to support my
paradigm dropping into place after I have written it.

The article also discusses how instinctive moral behavior is
lacking in some individuals. This has been something I have puzzled
over often. I know people like this, and have wondered about the
way that I and the people of this forum are different from them.

I was able to read page 1 and 2 of the article without registering
in the Washington Post. But when I wanted to go back to page 1
after reading page 2, then the form came up wanting me to register
before I could continue. They wanted to know my email address, zip
code, age, gender, occupation, size of the firm I work for, and
some of my interests, in order to register. I did register,
begrudging the time it took, but grateful for the article
nevertheless.

I suppose you might copy and paste the article as you read each
page, without registering, if you do that without returning to the
previous page the way that I did. Dont know if that would work.
I copied and pasted the second page without having registered, but
then wanted to copy the first page also.

 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052701056....