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There are universal, objective moral values

Welcome Edril (Con) to the debating floor, from your profile, this is your first debate. You came out of the gate, with morality (the subject of this debate), “human rights,” and “God.” I (Pro) will try to address all three. The “values” of morality is Right (moral) or Wrong (immoral). The “objective” of morality is to do the right thing to keep a group alive. That is, when two or more humans form a group, the group becomes alive. The life of the group is sustained through goodwill and kindness leads to a mutual moral respect for embracing the Unalienable Rights (“Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness”) of the members within the group. Goodwill is a Conservative force that promotes order, stability, and harmony through the pursuit of group-wide positive feedback. Over time, group-wide positive feedback is the genesis of traditions, social values, beliefs, language, etc., the norms of society. These norms are tried and tested, and conservatively pass down from one generation to the next establishing its culture. A moral order guides an individual in the prudent exercise of judgment relative to those norms. The individual in a civil society strives, albeit imperfectly, to be virtuous; that is, restrained, ethical, and honorable, respecting and embracing the Unalienable Rights of others relative to those tested norms. The “objective,” of morality, to keep a group alive, is the evolution of traditions, social values, beliefs, language, etc., the norms of society. The empirical evidence of the diversity of language and social norms throughout history and today demonstrates the “Over time, group-wide positive feedback is the genesis of traditions, social values, beliefs, language, etc., the norms of society. These norms are tried and tested, and conservatively pass down from one generation to the next establishing its culture. A moral order guides an individual in the prudent exercise of judgment relative to those norms. The individual in a civil society strives, albeit imperfectly, to be virtuous; that is, restrained, ethical, and honorable, respecting and embracing the Unalienable Rights of others relative to those tested norms. The “objective,” of morality, to keep a group alive, is the evolution of traditions, social values, beliefs, language, etc., the norms of society. The empirical evidence of the diversity of language and social norms throughout history and today demonstrates the “universal” moral thread that runs through the tapestry of humanity. On the subject of “rights,” life's Unalienable Rights of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of positive-feedback (“Happiness” for us humans),” are part of the physical Laws of Nature, not man-made. http://www.amazon.com... http://www.amazon.com... On the subject of “God,” for those of faith, know that God created everything. Therefore, the Laws of Nature is the handwriting of God. On the other hand, for those of faith, including preachers and prophets, should be careful when studying man's written scripture about God. We must remember man is fallible, and those who study such scriptures may misinterpret of what God wants; therefore, God gets--and, in some cases, God help us all. In addition, for those of faith, one may perceive morality as the fingerprint of God, which is an outgrowth of life's Unalienable Rights, which is part of the physical Laws of Nature, the handwriting of God. Of course morality is a man-made word that simply refers to the values of Right or Wrong. These values generates mutual positive- or negative-feedback, relative to the Unalienable Rights of another. Mutual positive-feedback, in group creation, is found throughout the spectrum of life in the beneficial formation in schools of fish, flocks of birds, packs of wolves, tribes of humans, and even inter-species relationships, such as those between humans and their pets. Therefore, morality is “universal,” having the “objective” of group formation, and maintaining the “values” of Right and Wrong.