I Live In Shape My Moral Beliefs

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Moral beliefs are views on how one should conduct themselves and treat others. Everyone will not have the same moral views. I believe that this is due to ones upbringing and experiences. When it comes to me I can agree that my family, religion, my experience, and the country I live in shape my moral views.
Moral views are defiantly first taught by families because no one is born with them. As a child you have no sense of being. You depend on your parents to attend to your every need. As you grow older and start to learn right from wrong, you also start to learn from you family how to act and treat people and from there you form experiences. Religion, and the country in which you reside, also have an influence on your moral views, which make

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