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"Every religion emphasizes human improvement, love, respect for others, sharing other people's suffering. On these lines every religion had more or less the same viewpoint and the same goal." The Dalai Lama. |
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Where do moral codes come from?
The term "morality" generally refers to a system of personal conduct which differentiates between right and wrong actions. Moral codes attempt to separate proper behavior from sinful conduct.
Moral codes are often linked to a person's worldview: their basic beliefs about deity, humanity and the rest of the universe.
Most religions have one or more associated systems of morality. Their moral codes are often derived from the religions' scriptures: The Torah in the case of Judaism, the Bible's Hebrew Scriptures (aka Old Testament) and Christian Scriptures (aka New Testament) for Christianity, the Qur'an within Islam, etc. Various non-theistic ethical, philosophical and political groups which do not include a belief in one or more Gods or Goddesses -- such as communism, Confucianism, Ethical Culture, the Goth culture, Humanism, Nazism, some forms of Satanism, most forms of Buddhism, etc. -- have also developed unique moral codes. Superimposed upon this, many individuals have developed their own personal moral code, often at least partly independently of religious sources.
This essay is under construction.
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Copyright © 2001 to 2005 by Ontario Consultants on Religious
Tolerance
Originally written: 2001-SEP-14
Latest update: 2005-JUN-03
Author: B.A. Robinson
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