In anthropology is religion the founder of morals.?

marilyn m · #1 (**permalink**) 04-21-2008, 05:45 AM

In a blog this person says religion is the founder of morals and without religion mankind would be at it's worse. He says he can prove it by reading "the anthropology of religion" I was telling him that I thought Mankind thought murder was bad before the ten commandments.

bfarl33 · #2 (**permalink**) 04-21-2008, 05:46 AM

Historically, religion sure isn't the founder of morals. Over the centuries, religion has created more immoral acts than any culture, dead or alive. The foundation of human morals is the "basic goodness" all people have as an innate reality. Regardless of each person's current activity (positive or negative) basic goodness will motivate itself in various ways.
I would suggest even Hitler displayed "basic goodness" in one form or another.

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