The Mirror of Mankind

Many religiously minded folk will claim that morality is due to God in some way.
However we know, and have known for some time that human morality is really quite plastic and is not supernatural in origin. The Milgram tests (about 40 yrs old now) have recently been replicated and show a large portion of society are willing to torture or even inflict potentially fatal punishment if instructed to do so by an authority figure.
To pretend that all morality is contained in some random chapters in a bronze age story book really does restrains our ability to more fully understand our behaviours and how actions, such as those shown in this video may be avoided in the future.
Opening clip, Blakes 7 - Stardrive
Also Band of Brothers, Crossroads
Ending clips from 'The World at War',
Genocide and Nemesis
Genocide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo6CIzQXsGU&feature=PlayList&p=E40BE1875022A716&index=0&playnext=1
Nemesis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Ian5B2vFY&feature=PlayList&p=5A8B28140FE37628&index=0&playnext=1