This blog was created to test the notion that absolute morality exists. Specifically I hope that we can:

1. Develop a set of assumptions
2. Test the assumptions
3. Derive or deduce a set of moral absolutes based on these assumptions
4. Test these moral absolutes
5. Repeat 1..4 as required

Note that this is intended to be an exercise in logic rather than faith. I don't disagree with the notion of faith or religion. And I do believe that faith has its place. That's just not the purpose of this blog. I suggest that we begin with the fewest number of assumptions possible.

I will offer the following as candidate starting assumptions or postulates:

1. We exist
2. We require societies

Unfortunately some will try to argue with the first assumption. Fortunately one can easily argue that any, and all arguments against our existance are inherently self-contradictory. How can one make the argument if you don't exist? The bigger question goes to the importance and base nature of this assumption. I believe it among the most important and most basic assumptions.

Concerning the second postulate: We (or humans) require societies. At first this may not seem so basic. But I argue that, after the basics of survival such as food, or perhaps in concert with satisfying these needs, humans join with other humans. They seem to do this instinctively in order to form lasting, cooperative relationships. These are the beginnings of societies and are an imperative for survival. Consider the following:

Historically man is in one of three states with respect to a society. Man is either:

• Living in a society
• Trying to destroy a current society (in order to create a new one - we call this a rebellion)
• Trying to create a new society from the remains of an existing society

I am not aware of man not existing in one of these three states.

It could be argued a more base assumption is that humans are biological creatures. And as such, humans cannot divorce themselves from the requirements their own biology. This may then lead to the notion that humans form societies out of biological necessity.