Morality And Religion Essay

Connections between religion and morality have been a debated upon for thousands of years. Jews believe that only themselves are joined in covenant with god. Muslims often look at non-believers as dangerous because of sections in the Qur 'an. Christian took it upon themselves to proselytize the surrounding pagan religions, their beliefs were that the other religions were heretical. A lot of religious beliefs, but not all, add connotations to those of different beliefs. Beliefs range from those who do not follow their own god are unable to have morals. That may have not be as apparent in modern days as it was in the older times, but even today some leftovers of those type of ideologies still exist. Does the belief that those with different religions or beliefs behave differently or think any differently have any merit? Does religion and morality have a connection, and if so how? A …show more content…
Similarly, an image of a pair of eyes increased money contributions to an ‘‘honesty box’’ used to collect money for drinks in a university lounge (Bateson, Nettle, & Roberts, 2006). If the mere presence of eyespots could increase generosity, it is very plausible that rousing belief in a supernatural watcher could produce similar effects, as was shown in an experiment by Bering et al. (2005) in which the belief that a dead graduate student’s ghost resided in the testing room reduced cheating. In sum, we are suggesting that activation of God concepts, even outside of reflective awareness, matches the input conditions of an agency detector and, as a result, triggers this hyperactive tendency to infer the presence of an intentional watcher. This sense of being watched then activates reputational concerns, undermines the anonymity of the situation, and, as a result, curbs selfish behavior.” (Shariff Pg