3rd September 2005, 3:48 PM
The better society decides that there is a worth in a human life and that doing things to improve people's lives is good... I wouldn't say that there is one absolute morality -- morality is what we decide it is -- but there definitely are better and worse moral systems, and cannibalism is near the bottom... and your "I won't help people unless they directly impact my life" isn't too high on the list either.