Some thoughts....

As part of my crusade to breath life back into the noble endevor that is the westsound/philosophucked blogs I have decided to post some of the thoughts that have been rolling around in my head.

Guilt: the emotion that occurs when one violates an intrinsic moral standard

Shame: the emotion that occurs when one violates an extrinsic moral standard (most commonly a social standard)

My questions are: did cave men feel guilt? if so, did they have a moral sense of right and wrong? How would they have learned this moral compass? Did they learn it? could it be that humans have a physiologicly programed moral code that can be peverted by culture? Could the universialty of many religions major tenants "though shalt not kill", etc. reflect these biological inclination?

bonus question: If someone has ambition, does that nessisarily mean that they are not spiritualy satisfied with their current place in life?