Morals

Morals are rules or norms within a group for what is proper behavior. There is no absolute authority on what morals are supposed to include. It is quite common to attribute moral codes to deities, in order to make them more effective and make people follow them without question. But you notice of course that the different religious moral codes are quite a bit at variance with each other and are often a reflection of local conditions in a certain region at a certain point in time. E.g. rules about what kinds of food are allowed and how they are supposed to be prepared.

It can be useful to make a distinction between pre-packaged morals and a more fluid and live sense of integrity. See, a moral code is the attempt of some wise and powerful people to think up the best ways they can think of for everybody to act. The assumption is that the general population consists of stupid and/or mean-intended people, so everybody would probably be better off if some smarter people told them how to act.

Moral codes and laws in general might well make some people act in more useful and sensible ways than they otherwis

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