THE CASE FOR MORAL INSIGHT

The Case for Moral Insight
"There are no shortcuts to moral insight. Nature is not intrinsically anything that can offer comfort or solace in human terms -- if only because our species is such an insignificant latecomer in a world not constructed for us. So much the better the answers to moral dilemmas are not lying out there, waiting to be discovered they reside, like the kingdom of God, within us -- the most difficult and inaccessible spot for discovery or consensus."
The above text touches on several points, each of which merit considerable discussion. However, it is difficult to precisely comment on what the author is saying, because this paragraph appears to be a concluding remark after already presenting his ideas regarding morality, man's place in the world, and the challenge that each of us face regarding truth and how we deal with it individually.
What is "moral insight"? How do we define this term? One of the first problems with defining this term has to do with the q...