During the Corona event the elderly population's protection is an evidence that we are Moral Humans, Homo moralis,

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Coronavirus - a moral event that will define our uniqueness
By Professor Zvi Sever
The writer is an Israeli, an associate professor of biology at University of Indianapolis,
and he currently leads a project to integrate a document he prepared ("An Ethical Code
for Space Activity") into UN resolutions.
Due to human population which subsists on animal flesh in nature, the coronavirus was
given the opportunity for transmission into human bodies. This originated in the wet
markets in China, where many species of wildlife are sold. Once people became
infected, its spread was catalyzed by the rapid mass transit system that was developed by
the technological population. Before long, the virus reached every continent where
humans have settled on the planet. Thus, within a few weeks, the first feature of the
coronavirus appeared - it is the first disease in history to attack all of humanity
simultaneously.
At the time of this writing, there is already a substantial sample of infected, sick, dead,
and recovering victims of the coronavirus pandemic. This informs us that, generally
speaking, this virus does not jeopardize embryos developing in the womb, nor does it
affect girls and boys who have not yet reached puberty, those who about 12 or 13 years
old. That is, this virus does not threaten the next generation, those who are destined to
grow, develop, and get married. This is the second characteristic of the coronavirus –
except for a small minority of cases, it spares the next generation, whose role it is to
ensure the continuity of the human race.
In the next stage, another unique facet of the virus is revealed, its third feature - it does
not debilitate the age groups responsible for settling down and forming families, those
whom the human population depends upon to sustain its economy. Despite the fact that
the virus can enter and remain in the bodies of young adults, they do not feel ill and they
function properly. Maybe in thirty years from now, we will discover that the virus which
has been latent for decades will attack them violently as they grow older.
The fourth characteristic of coronavirus is that it is mostly fatal to victims in the final
decades of their lives, those who have already fulfilled their reproductive duties. Among
the very elderly, the virus affects the sexes differently, thus it is less deadly to women.
That is, it is less harmful to those who normally help to maintain the survival of infants
and children. In this way, the virus guarantees the long-lasting existence of our species, in
other words, the habitat in which the virus lives, develops, and reproduces.

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A new type of virus evolved, biologically adapted to live in in its niche, our body, and
more broadly, within humanity. But then something unexpected happened that the
evolutionary mechanism was not prepared for. Man, the one who appointed himself as
the crown jewel of all Creation, “altered” the unfolding plot of this virus. This species
created a moral code by which he refuses to neglect the elderly. On the contrary, he
educates younger generations to obediently comply with the biblical phrase: "Honor thy
father and mother."
The moral character of the entire human population on Earth has interfered in the process
that the coronavirus meant to inflict on us, causing us to seek safe refuge in our private
dwellings: in caves, in tents, in makeshift shelters, in huts, in houses, in apartments, and
in high-rise buildings. Due to our moral strength, we insist on "leaving no one behind".
We are proud of this fact and vow that as a society, all humanity will triumphantly endure
this initial phase of the coronavirus pandemic. This time, it is not the viruses that will
determine our fate, but we will control it, as our unity is our strength.
This is the fifth and most important feature of the coronavirus situation. Since life began
approximately four and a half billion years ago, it is the first time that one species joins
together in solidarity, the entire world population of humanity unites, while keeping a
distance of two meters from one another. We are collaborating as never before to defeat a
common enemy, to eliminate a virus with the ultimate weapon - cooperation.
In all of recorded human history there has not been a single case in which the entire
human population was joined, and together faced a natural disaster. Thanks to the
currently open channels of communication, representatives of the medical professions
exchange information, and international leaders deliberate together, trying their best to
treat the citizens of the entire planet. No other species of plant or animal work together in
such way. The international cooperation now underway is an important experience. It has
led us to a position that, as a result of global warming, when we will encounter even
greater catastrophes/disasters, we will have an orderly protocol to deal with them,
especially pandemics. This is the silver lining of a difficult event that is now attacking all
of humanity, one that involves a great deal of grief over loss of life.
The coronavirus is an organism that is smaller than a single cell, and so the struggle that
is now taking place between it and man is a struggle for our place in the phenomenon of
life, for our place in the universe. We extend life as a phenomenon of multiplication of
genes in time and space. We introduced into the processes of life new concepts such as
meaning and morality. And now we struggle with the forces of nature to highlight our
characteristics, namely multiplying genes but according to the "Ethical Code for Human
Life". We are willing to pay with our flesh and blood to anchor this code within the
phenomenon of life, on Earth, and later when we set out to settle in space, even in the
entire universe. It is a struggle between the inception of life, the virus, and the zenith of

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the phenomenon of life - man, the one who introduced morality to the equation of
existence, and therefore to the universe.
We are now fighting for our survival as human beings. We are struggling not only for our
physical existence, but also to retain our morality, which we seek to impose on nature.
We will not allow the coronavirus to regulate the sequence of events, we will determine
them. This will prove that you can not only survive, but you can also live with a clear
conscience, to pursue a life of happiness that comes from the realization of its meaning.
The virus "intends" to reach equilibrium with man through the elimination of the world’s
elderly population. Humanity intends to reach with it a balance, but without abandoning
the elderly. So we must win this battle, and it will be the macro victory over the micro,
morality over biology, the code of ethics over animal urges.
It is a formative event, a battle within the phenomenon of life which will determine
whether man changes some of the rules of nature, and if he has embarked on a new path,
with morality at the apex, as the ultimate guide to his existence.
Due to the coronavirus event, Man is struggling against the very foundation of life, that
is, the genetic code, and he insists on combining this with the ethical code.
Perhaps this virus will compel us to discuss whether we should change our scientific
name to "the moral man" (Homo moralis) at the end of this health event which has
stricken us. But first, let's beat the coronavirus, while the elderly population is still with
us.