I understand it’s that little voice in our head. But whenever I look it up all I find is religious reasons why we have it and what it is. I myself believe in God but I want the true scientific reason for this “conscience”
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It’s, in part, an evolutionary response.
We share with others because early proto-humans only survived through group dynamics and cooperation.
Much of our social conditioning is also integrated, whether that includes any religious beliefs or not. We’re all taught from a young age how to act, what is and isn’t acceptable, and that we should feel bad when we violate those societal norms.
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