Is ethics the same as religion why?

Answer 1

Most religions have an ethical component, often derived from purported supernatural revelation or guidance. Ethics, which is a major branch of philosophy, encompasses right conduct and good life. It is significantly broader than the common conception of analyzing right and wrong. A central aspect of ethics is "the good life", the life worth living or life that is simply satisfying, which is held by many philosophers to be more important than traditional moral conduct.

Non-religious people take responsibility for their own ethics and conduct, with no additional help from church or temple. That they are able to achieve the same standards of ethics as most religious people, means that in practice there is no real relationship between ethics and religion.

Answer 2

Religion is a dogmatic principle set held to be incontrovertible by it's governing authority figure(s), who generally hold their authority based on a presumed grant by some supernatural power. With that said, many religious leaders and experts do not necessarily believe that their views are generated to them by a supernatural force.

Ethics are a code of acceptable, moral conduct based on the conceptions of right and wrong generally accepted in a given society at that time.

In other words, religion derives it's authority from an unverifiable supernatural source and ethics derives it's authority from the implied or explicit consensus of the certain peoples.

In that sense, ethical standards will differ.

Answer 3

From my view ethics have the same principle of how a religion sees ethics. However ethics only differ when one uses those ethics. Does the person use them towards their religion or some goal? ethics also can mean a moral principle within the individual. Religion will hold these ethics to the individual but it is up to the individual to decide do these ethics fit me? So ethics are different in the form of who and how do they apply these ethics to what end. Or in simple terms what purpose do these ethics arise from and what is their highest goal.

Answer 4

Many people derive ethics from religious texts and teachings. While there are many good ethical notions in religious teachings, such as the golden rule, most modern ethicists do not derive their ethics from religion. For example in the Christian bible Lot gives up his daughters to be gang-raped and Abraham was going to kill his son. Modern ethics would not approve of such practices.

Richard Dawkins in his book 'The God Delusion' argues that mankind does not draw its morals from The Bible. Whilst our morals do align with certain moral teachings in the bible, this is not the source of our morality.

In previous eras, ethics was derived from religion.

An Islamic example would be that Mohammed married and had sex with a seven year old girl, modern Muslims would not agree that this behavior is ethical.

Answer 5

A:

Ethics is essentially a branch of philosophy, not religion, although many religions seek to provide ethical guidance for their adherents. In practice, it is not necessary to hold religious beliefs to seek to adhere to high ethical standards.

Answer 6

It does not require a religious affiliation to be ethical, although, one could say that the fact we have any sense of ethics is one of the most convincing arguments in favor of an intelligent creator or God. If life were truly survival of the fittest, ethics would often work against that law. Sometimes it is not logical or beneficial to be ethical, but that does not stop it from being right. So really, the answer to your question is no, by default, if you believe we were created to be ethical.

Answer 7

No.

Somewhat simplified, religion promotes a certain way of life tracing every recommendation back to "because God wants it".

Ethics also promotes a certain way of life, but based on more general principles that doesn't rely in the existence of a supernatural being to make sense.

It's entirely possible to be ethical, and not be religious. Just as it's possible to be religious and not act ethically.

But often, although the motives differ, the two often overlap regarding what are approved actions.

Answer 8

I'm guessing that many answerers would say "no." However, it can be pointed out that ethics continually change, often drastically. Social mores come and go, with certain practices deemed acceptable in one era or area, but capitally liable elsewhere. Each new civilization seems to have different ideas as to what is acceptable.
Therefore, a higher ethical standard, not invented by humans, can serve as a permanent criterion and a safeguard against excesses. See also:

The value of religion

Answer 9

No, ethics and morality do not require religion. Some of the most ethical people in history have professed to have no religion and Voltaire, who was arguably the most ethical man of the modern era, was a deist, making him little different to an agnostic.

William H. Halverson says in A Concise Introduction to Philosophy that all of us act in ways that are or may be subject to moral appraisal, and all of us make moral judgements about the behaviour of others. Normative ethics is an attempt to answer the question of what kinds of things are right and wrong, and why.

Answer 10

Everything that we do is governed by gospel principles. The gospel is based upon moral values as our lives are based upon gospel principals.