The most culturally resilient practices are not the most moral ones

Evidence

In the study of the varying cultural survival rates of religious ideas, traditions and groups, we must be careful not to conflate cultural superiority and moral superiority—a version of the well-known naturalistic fallacy that erroneously derives ought from is. A cultural tradition or group that disappears is no more or less moral than a cultural group or tradition that survives. History shows that some of the most culturally resilient human practices, such as slavery or warfare, are also known as the most morally objectionable ones, and conversely, some of the most morally elevating ones, such as protecting civilians during wars, or accountable government institutions, have dubious records of cultural success. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 639

Categorization

• XREF: Directly supports the sacrificial/survival logic the reader is tracking across Norenzayan, Baumard, and Silence — survival of a practice says nothing about its ethical value.