ThatDude30
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Pairing Ethics and Religion is like pairing Religious Believers and Atheists to me. Both Ethics and Religion have concepts on what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil. Religious Believers and Atheists have concepts on their beliefs. They both believe in a way of life . Whether you choose living your life believing in a God or living your life not believing in god, they both are still paths and beliefs you follow.
I'm comparing Ethics and religion, and Religious Believers and Atheist because I don't think Religion and Ethics go together just like Religious Believers and Atheist don't go together without conflict. Questions such as, "Does ethics require Religion?", and "Do we need religion to be ethical?" The answer is NO. What would make people think that you need the other for the other? So only religious people have ethics? Atheists have no ethics because they don't believe in a religion? So if ethics require religion, or you need religion to be ethical, saying ethics is knowing right from wrong based on my religion, then what about atheist? Atheism is not a religion, its the broadest sense of, rejection of the belief of existence of a god. So Atheist can go by ethics but what if you need religion?
Ethics is knowing right from wrong, and Religion is knowing good from evil, same thing, but two different concepts of what determines right from wrong. Ethics is doing what society and the law see as right from wrong, and religion is doing what your God says is right from wrong. But what Religion says is right, the Law might see as wrong. So how can you need religion to be ethical, when they have some views that conflict with one another? If homosexuality is permitted by the law, but religion says it is unethical, and you feel the same way too, there is a conflict between religion and laws..
So you need Religion to be ethical, or ethics requires religion, what do you do when is comes down to a decision that you have to choose one, Ethics or religion? Obey your God or Obey the Law, Go to jail or go to hell?
Ethics is like a code of conduct, what society and the law view is right from wrong. Religion is a way of life that instills fear of Disobeying Your God and doing right or wrong will determine if you go to heaven or hell.
So Ethics is what we humans see as right from wrong and Religion is what your god sees is right from wrong.
What it comes down to is basic common sense, ever since we were little our parents taught us wrong from right. To me, If it cause emotions or feelings such as guilt, remorse, regret, betrayal, hate, anger, sadness, pain etc. It most likely is wrong. IF you feel happiness, success, helpful, honor, content, motivation, joy etc. It most likely is right. If it can cause physical harm to you or another person or even death, it is most likely wrong. If you have to think twice, mostly its wrong.
To say you need both ethics and religion is prejudice to atheists. If atheists need religion to be ethical, or ethics requires religion, is saying atheist don't know right from wrong or good from evil? People think they go hand and hand because both teach right from wrong, but what determines what is right and wrong are two different sources and can conflict one another.
You don't need ethics to know what is right or wrong. Just use common sense and live your life as good as you can.
I'm comparing Ethics and religion, and Religious Believers and Atheist because I don't think Religion and Ethics go together just like Religious Believers and Atheist don't go together without conflict. Questions such as, "Does ethics require Religion?", and "Do we need religion to be ethical?" The answer is NO. What would make people think that you need the other for the other? So only religious people have ethics? Atheists have no ethics because they don't believe in a religion? So if ethics require religion, or you need religion to be ethical, saying ethics is knowing right from wrong based on my religion, then what about atheist? Atheism is not a religion, its the broadest sense of, rejection of the belief of existence of a god. So Atheist can go by ethics but what if you need religion?
Ethics is knowing right from wrong, and Religion is knowing good from evil, same thing, but two different concepts of what determines right from wrong. Ethics is doing what society and the law see as right from wrong, and religion is doing what your God says is right from wrong. But what Religion says is right, the Law might see as wrong. So how can you need religion to be ethical, when they have some views that conflict with one another? If homosexuality is permitted by the law, but religion says it is unethical, and you feel the same way too, there is a conflict between religion and laws..
So you need Religion to be ethical, or ethics requires religion, what do you do when is comes down to a decision that you have to choose one, Ethics or religion? Obey your God or Obey the Law, Go to jail or go to hell?
Ethics is like a code of conduct, what society and the law view is right from wrong. Religion is a way of life that instills fear of Disobeying Your God and doing right or wrong will determine if you go to heaven or hell.
So Ethics is what we humans see as right from wrong and Religion is what your god sees is right from wrong.
What it comes down to is basic common sense, ever since we were little our parents taught us wrong from right. To me, If it cause emotions or feelings such as guilt, remorse, regret, betrayal, hate, anger, sadness, pain etc. It most likely is wrong. IF you feel happiness, success, helpful, honor, content, motivation, joy etc. It most likely is right. If it can cause physical harm to you or another person or even death, it is most likely wrong. If you have to think twice, mostly its wrong.
To say you need both ethics and religion is prejudice to atheists. If atheists need religion to be ethical, or ethics requires religion, is saying atheist don't know right from wrong or good from evil? People think they go hand and hand because both teach right from wrong, but what determines what is right and wrong are two different sources and can conflict one another.
You don't need ethics to know what is right or wrong. Just use common sense and live your life as good as you can.