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anyways heres the question

outline the reasons why some argue that morality is linked to religion- worth 10 marks so possibly 10 points need to be made

for crying out loud its an question set for hwk! stop giving me bs answers, dont bother answering if ur not gonna help

Answer 1

The issue is one of moral authority. It is the great "says who?" issue. Look at answer 1 with all of those evolution and society foundations for morality. Once you believe those to be the basis of morality, why would you obey them? Society rules are meant to control you; evolutionary processes attempt to control you. Why should you obey them? Why be a slave to them? Why not think for yourself?

Most people don't steal, for example, because it would make them feel bad. But where do those feeling come from? Those feelings were put into us by our society through our upbringing. What moral obligation do we owe to feelings? Absolutely none.

Without a moral authority, morality degenerates into "what's best for me".

Answer 2

Religion likes to think it is linked to morality.

The real benefit of morality is allowing people to live more easily close to each other. A hermit doesn't need morality because he doesn't affect anybody. So, what we consider right or wrong has to do with actions of people.

Humans are a congretory animal. We like to live in groups. Therefore, we have evolved some instincts that tend to keep groups closely bonded together. We instinctively have compassion for those we consider in our group and enmity towards those outside our group. We also tend to form hierarchies within the group.

Biological evolution takes a long time and is generally very slow, but there is also social evolution which works at a much faster pace. Societies evolve and compete with each other. Those societies that work well tend to survive better. Therefore, they tend to evolve rules which keep the society together. Those rules are translated into laws and social mores.

One way of enforcing those laws and social mores is through superstitions, myths, urban legends, and religion. Religion, in particular, likes to exert an emotional control over people to keep them in the religion and force conformity. One way they do this is by claiming that their rules are divine and unquestionable. Because of this, though, religion tends to be a bit behind the times in the social agenda it pushes. But if you look at the morality of religion, you'll find that it always follows social morality, but just lags a bit behind it. Religion tends to cherry pick which texts its uses for its moral basis and interprets them to fit, more or less, the modern social mores.

So, rather than being an author of morality, religion really is a follower of it.

Answer 3

i'm hoping that this could be a private college no longer a public college. whether that's a public college the instructor could be incorrect to ask this. clarify what you anticipate and what's predicted from you of your father and mom, instructors and acquaintances. Then ask, which God? Zeus, Thor, Yahweh, etc...(there are over 2000 Gods human beings have worshiped) each and every of those Gods anticipate a number of issues, yet standard they anticipate you to worship them and kill non believers and not in any respect question something to do with them.

Answer 4

Out of all the mammals on the planet, humans are the only ones with a code of morality. Why?

Answer 5

Have you considered the ten commandments and how they are viewed in society today?

Answer 6

CONSERVATIVE!