Where Does Morality Come From?

[chrisgel]

I have recently become interested in the subject of morality and have noticed that one of the mainstays of religious arguments is the "If you don't believe in God, where do you get your moral compass from?"
I'm personally drawn to the "Social contract" argument i.e. we all want certain rights and freedoms so in order to get them we have to grant them to others.
Unfortunately, I can see some problems with this argument and wondered if anyone had any thoughts on the subject.

[vetuste_ennemi]

I like Harris, Chrisgel. Although not a professional philosopher (I think he's a neurologist) he's written a book attempting to lay a scientific basis for morality - "The Moral Landscape". I downloaded the opening chapters on my kindle a while ago. Maybe I'll read the whole book.