there is a difference between being religious and moral.......?

Question

morality is a question of humanity
religion is by question of believing in a ceratin code of conduct

but i think morality is bigger and then only all the religions follow
so why do we ignore morality and divulge in bad language n feelings for our religious differences?

arent we ALL HUMANS?

oh no!...religion explains it ALL WRONG!...SCIENCE MUST BE BELIEVED FOR IT IS RATIONAL!

Answer 1

This is no trivial, insignificant question. If there is no God, then there is no Supreme Being to which we must give an account—no Judgment Day, no heaven or hell. There is no right or wrong, no good or evil. We should live by the saying, “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” If this is just a great cosmic accident, then there is no such thing as "morality."

But if there is a God—well, that’s a different story. Are we an accident, or the image of God? Are we without purpose, or have an eternal goal? Do we live like an animal, or like a child of God? In the end, is it dust, or eternity?

There is an interesting anthropological argument that is known as the “moral argument” that is sort of connected to what you are asking. The argument is this: Man has within him a moral nature, a sense of “oughtness”; where did it come from?

You see, there arises in all of us, in any culture, universal feelings of right and wrong. Wherever you go, people in every place and every walk of life, say things like: “That’s not fair.” “How would you like it if someone did that to you?” “That’s my seat, I was there first.” “Come on, you promised.” When people say things like that, they are appealing to some kind of standard of behavior which they expect the other person to know.

The other person doesn’t say, “forget your standard,” but almost always tries to make an excuse to show that they really didn’t go against the standard. As C.S. Lewis said about this standard, “...the moment anyone tells me I am not keeping it, there starts up in my mind a string of excuses as long as your arm.” You know, there are reasons why you should be let off the hook. That time you were unfair to the children was when you were very tired. That slightly shady business about the money came when you were very hard-up. You never would have promised that if you would have known how busy you were going to be. And then comes the argument between these two people. It is clear that they both believe in a standard or they couldn’t argue about it. You can’t argue that a football player committed a foul unless there is some agreement about the rules of football.

If morality is simply something learned from our culture, as they want us to believe, then why are the moral teachings of the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Hindus, Chinese, Indians, Greeks and Romans so very similar? C. S. Lewis talked a lot about this. Has there ever been a culture where people were admired for running away in battle? Or admired for being selfish (even though they might differ about who you should be unselfish to)? Men have differed on things like whether you should have one wife or four, but they have always agreed that you must not simply have any woman you liked. In the words of Thomas C. Mayberry, “There is broad agreement that lying, promise breaking, killing, and so on are generally wrong.”

And whenever you find someone who says they don’t believe in right or wrong, you will find them going back on it a moment later. He may break his promise to you, but if you break one to him, he will immediately be complaining “It’s not fair!” Even a thief gets upset and feels wronged when someone steals from him. As it has been said, “If there is no God, no atheist can object on moral grounds if I want to kill him.”

I had an atheist friend some years back that I would always argue creation/evolution with. One day he came in and told me how mad he got from watching a documentary on the Holocaust. I can’t remember exactly what I said, but I thought, “Why are you so mad; it’s just survival of the fittest, right? You don’t even believe there is such a thing as right and wrong.” You see, no matter how much he denies it, he feels that standard as well as I do.

So, where did it come from? We don’t see it in animals. A dog doesn’t feel guilt from stealing another dog’s bone. Apes don’t sit down and talk about morals and ethics. If an ox gores a man to death, it is not arrested, tried, and condemned to the electric chair. We recognize its inability to make moral judgments and so we might just confine it in a sturdier pen and warn people to stay away. If we evolved from animals, how did we come to be moral creatures?

Could non-moral matter combined with time and chance be an adequate cause for this? If people are merely products of physical evolution and “survival of the fittest,” why do we sacrifice for each other? Where does courage, dying for a cause, love, dignity, duty, and compassion come from? This seems to be the opposite of what evolution would produce; in a struggle for survival, will the existence of a conscience help or hinder survival? As John Adam has said, “...according to the evolutionary principle of survival of the fittest, a loving human with a conscience is at a great disadvantage and would be unlikely to have survived the evolutionary process.”

Answer 2

Morality should be based on what you believe or dont. It should be based on what YOU believe to be right or wrong. It shouldn't be for other people to decide what is morally correct for everyone else in the world. It is a matter of opinion and if you let others tell you what your morals should be then you are nothing but a sheep following the herd. Think for yourself and your own morals will lead you where you need to go. Dont let others control your life by forcing you to believe what they believe.

Answer 3

Religion takes morality to a completely new level. Sure, religious people are often moral, but they believe in other things as well. For example, religious people have theories as to how the world was created, how they came to be, and their purpose. Morals are just their guidelines to get there wherever they plan on getting to.

Answer 4

Actually,religion would have to precede real morality because man-made moral systems tend to be based on exigency or on ever-changing trends; they are also affected by cultural disparities. Religion is the only alternative to situation ethics,which is basically what all secular systems consist of. Of course different religions have different moral systems,which is why religious variation is so often a source of conflict. Secular values are too free-floating,but probably it would be better to have one religion or you get a lot of conflict. By the way,all religions deserve a modicum of respect - which is why it is rude for athiests/pagans to refer to Christians as "Xtians" (see above). That's kind of like referring to Buddhists as Bood-***. But pagans are of all people the most intolerant -same goes for atheists.

Answer 5

That is why I am not religious. I am a Christian. Your moral altruism was installed by God. You didn't get your sense of right and wrong from TV or your parents, it has always been there. How can moral objectivety be an inherant trait? It can't.

Answer 6

Morals are not inborn or god given characteristics. How could they be? Morals are constructs of society that we learn. Unless you believe that the moral codes of a cannibalistic society are the same as other. Cannibals believe their societies morals are perfectly fine because it is what they have developed and learned and it is what is accepted. Morals are definitely developed, learned, and passed on to generations. We are not born with them.

Answer 7

Yes we are humans. and being moral and ethical is necessary and even God demands that of us to be saved. BUt one can be very moral and still not know God and not be saved. Its not about being moral. ITs about knowing and loving God and obeying God, and then yes you will be moral and ethical. Without Jesus one cant be saved, whether ppl want to believe that or not. Doesnt matter , what is . is.
This is why one must turn to God. If you are truly Christian, you will become decent, moral and ethical, all the good stuff. Dont look at ppl claiming to be Chrsitians that are mean,etc. Thats not of God. wolves in sheeps clothing, bible says.
Morality is not bigger than God, nothing is. and the only reason they ahve morals is cause God gave them, even if they dont know it yet. Good things come from God , and bad things come from the devil. Often the bad comes all wrapped up like such a beautiful package,when its only rot inside, of the devil. God talks about all of this, and the only way we know it is to KNow Him and HIs word. and then obey it.

Answer 8

Morality is a product of evolution, and without it we could not have the complex close-knit co-operative societies we live in. Religion is a flaw, a by-product of other evolutionary characteristics that has little benefit and causes great harm.

Answer 9

Yes we are!! We are all ONE. It is heart breaking that the differences in religions causes bad feelings, and even wars.

Just remember to keep peace in your heart at all times - and try to find the good in everything!

Namaste!

Answer 10

yes because for instance, hitler was a christian yet look what he did to plenty of good people.

concept of morale is also interesting because people have different morales and value certain morales over others.

Also you see many religious people do drugs, or steal kill but that doesnt make them moral or virtuous does it?

your are right religion is more like a tool used to control masses of people and is usually asscociated with a certain fear to control masses of people and/or reward.

Being truely moral is not about fear or rewards its because you deeply care for your values yourself. not because also someone told you what to value

People ignore morality because they have crappy values to be honest. I think its kind of sad and yet it gets me upset whn i think about that but its true and you have too acknowledge it.

The problem with crappy morales is not religion but its because of our culture and education. Its going down faster then bill clinton's penis everytime he sees his wife hillary clinton. which is why he had to bone monica lewinsky.

But thats whats happening today in america