Morals Case

Morality is not based solely on a god or a god concept. Morality is simply the accepted way people should behave in a civilized society. Morality can be based on any number of things, only one of which is god. You could base your morality on the principal of 'What does the most good for the most people in any given circumstance." This type of morality simply uses logic and reason to decide what is the best course of action for an individual to take.

Yes, there is morality without god(s). Morality exists as a social contract which allows humans to live in communities and prosper. It is part of early childhood socialization.

It is essentially the golden rule, which has existed in pretty much every society since the dawn of man. It is likely that this concept was a part of social evolution, where those who could follow it were allowed to be part of the group and survive and those who could not were cast out of the group and had to try and survive on their own.

It is also interesting to note that as children we are taught morals, and these morals differe from culture to culture, but there are often a few "universal" morals. These morals grow more complex as each society grows, and laws are formed. The oldest example, Hamurabi's Code, is fairly comprable to modern law in several respects. It's incredibly harsh, but it has the basic tenents of don't lie, steal, don't hurt your superiors.

Morals and laws are often different, but they do coincide at important parts to protect the citizenry. Humans have evolved to the point where we don't need fear of punishment from an invisible force to have morals.

Anyone can have morals, but morals will not save you or grant you a place in Heaven. It takes the blood to wash our sins away. So one must ask Jesus to forgive them and save them to merit a place in Heaven.

Source(s):

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/CODE.HTM