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Ethics and religion both encompass how a person thinks about an act or thought. In short, how a person thinks about right and wrong. Is killing another person just because you don't like him right or wrong, for example? Ethics and religion are both filters through which one answers questions, such as that one. While both ethics and religion are "filters" of right and wrong, religion requires that the filter derives from a supernatural source. For instance, answering the above question, Christianity, a religious group, would support that killing because of dislike is wrong. Ethics, on the other hand, need not have a supernatural source to determine right from wrong. I, for instance, can say that I would not kill another because I dislike him because I see no need to kill another who does not want to harm me. That rule is part of my ethics. Its a derivative of my free-thinking mind, alone, and is not from any source of supernatural fear, desire, or literature.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoA religion may have ethics that are separate from laws.
For example, in many religions abortions are prohibited; however in many countries abortions are allowed. Religious laws do not necessarily become part of a society's legal code.
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