Morals

Whilst driving from Montenegro, across Albania, a synthesis of William Hatcher’s take on morality and Ken Wilber’s formulation of morality was born.
I was in a jazz bar in Kosovo called Hamam, with a friend called Matt and we started to chat about deeper stuff and it all came out.

Holons are part/wholes. So for example an atom is a whole and at the same time a part of a molecule.
Holons have intrinsic value as wholes and extrinsic values as parts.

An atom has intrinsic value as it is whole, but extrinsic value as a part.

An ape has intrinsic value as a whole and includes the mamillian brain, which includes the reptilian brain which includes cells, which includes molecules which include atoms, but extrinsic or instrumental value as apart of the ecosystem it is apart.

An ape has more intrinsic value than a rock because it contains atoms and molecules which is the reality of a rock and more. But a rock has more extrinsic or instrumental value.

The higher they’re in the holarchy the more whole they are as they include lower holons and therefore hold more intrinsic value.

The pursuit of higher values over lower values can be seen as a moral process.
A Panentheistic God, is the supreme value in existance as He transcends and includes all other holons. Therefore a moral principle is pursue God.
Authentically pursue God
Altruistic love governs our relationships with other humans – see Baha’i writing on this subject.Humans are the supreme value on this planet as they have great and we should pursue relationships which enable others to reach ever greater wholeness. Self sacrafice is the hallmark of altruistic love. And to sacrafice our lower selves for the other person to reach more wholeness or holiness is to achieve that.
We should also pursue our own self knowledge or awareness.
Pursue Justice in the group or collective which is all about enabling the flourishing of love.
To sacrafice anger – a product of a lower holon inside each individual (limbic system or our furry mammilian ancenstor self) for calmness and loving atmosphere in which the other person can flourish and become whole is one stoke of altruism.