Morality and religion
There is a link between morality and religion. The religion a person has often influence the moral values that person has. Most religions have ideas as to what is right or wrong, or how a person should behave in a given situation. Religion and morality do not mean the same thing. Though religion may depend on morality,[1] and even develop alongside morality,[2] morality does not necessarily depend upon religion. People who do not follow a religion also have moral values. In some cases, political leaders say what people should see as right or wrong. Philiosophical frameworks such as consequentialism, freethought, utilitarianism and humanism also have a moral component, and they are not influenced by religion.
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- ↑ Thomson, Garrett (2003). On Kant. Wadsworth philosophers series (2, revised ed.). Thomson/Wadsworth. p. 76. ISBN 9780534584078. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
For Kant, morality does not depend on religion; religion depends on morality. The basis and justification of religious conviction is our moral feeling or the moral law. In the end, morality requires us to have faith in God [...].
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- ↑ Rossano, Matt (2007). "Supernaturalizing Social Life: Religion and the Evolution of Human Cooperation" (PDF). Human Nature. 18 (3): 272–94. doi:10.1007/s12110-007-9002-4. PMID 26181064. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
Cross-cultural analyses have shown that as societies become larger, more complex, and more threatened by external forces, their tendency to believe in moralizing gods also increases (Roes & Raymond 2003).
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