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<blockquote data-quote="TannoH" data-source="post: 5829509" data-attributes="member: 609383">Thanks for all the replys. It was nice to see all the points of view.ok So first, I&#039;m new and though I searched for this throughout the forum, I was unable to find anything fitting. If I missed it or someone knows a debate similar to this one, I would love to read it.My conundrum has been this: How does an individual understand morality without a religion? Let me extrapolate. We have articles and declarations and bills of rights, and we have religious creeds and codes, but we do not have a clear, secular understanding of basic human right and wrong, do we? For example, even the United States Constitution is influenced heavily by religious ideals and morality during the time it was written, and I&#039;d be gallant enough to assume many other cultures&#039; foundations share this fate.There is the question, here is the debate:Do you think morality is achievable without a religion? I cannot analyze myself as an example as I was raised a christian and pursued that way of life for years before letting it go. So to sum it up, I know that I am a person with strong moral values, but I have no idea what I would be like were I not influenced from a young age with clear definitions of &#039;good and evil.&#039; Your most clever thoughts please!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TannoH, post: 5829509, member: 609383"] Thanks for all the replys. It was nice to see all the points of view. ok So first, I'm new and though I searched for this throughout the forum, I was unable to find anything fitting. If I missed it or someone knows a debate similar to this one, I would love to read it. My conundrum has been this: How does an individual understand morality without a religion? Let me extrapolate. We have articles and declarations and bills of rights, and we have religious creeds and codes, but we do not have a clear, secular understanding of basic human right and wrong, do we? For example, even the United States Constitution is influenced heavily by religious ideals and morality during the time it was written, and I'd be gallant enough to assume many other cultures' foundations share this fate. There is the question, here is the debate: Do you think morality is achievable without a religion? I cannot analyze myself as an example as I was raised a christian and pursued that way of life for years before letting it go. So to sum it up, I know that I am a person with strong moral values, but I have no idea what I would be like were I not influenced from a young age with clear definitions of 'good and evil.' Your most clever thoughts please! [/QUOTE]

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