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re: Can you teach a child morality without religion?

Posted on 10/31/18 at 3:07 pm to
Posted by Thias2685
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Posted on 10/31/18 at 3:07 pm to
Can religion truly teach morality? I mean if the only reason for doing the right thing is avoiding punishment then is doing the right thing for the wrong reason truly moral?
Posted by Pettifogger
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 10/31/18 at 3:08 pm to
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Can religion truly teach morality? I mean if the only reason for doing the right thing is avoiding punishment then is doing the right thing for the wrong reason truly moral?



Fair point, for the individual. Arguably less important if the focus is an ordered/moral society.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 10/31/18 at 3:17 pm to
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I mean if the only reason for doing the right thing is avoiding punishment then is doing the right thing for the wrong reason truly moral?

A society is more concerned about the result, not so much the reasoning behind the result.
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