Originally posted by ShakyamunisonBingo.
Cooperation! Morality helps us control the actions of the individual, to benefit the community. Once humans (or the ancestors of) moved from an independent living to cooperative living, the chances of survival for the individual increased to match the community. We have evolved into this cooperative niche and we cannot survive without each other. Therefore, it is to our advantage to help the community survive because our survival is dependant on the community.