Islam
Morality of Islam
- Obey and worship Allah
- Allah's Divine will
- Live a peaceful life
- Allah sees all intentions behind every action
Facts on Hinduism
"The Islamic moral principles appeal naturally to the human intellect, while elevating the pursuit of morality to the level of worship. This is because Islam holds every action that is done with the goal of attaining of god's pleasure to be worship."
- Belives in reincarnation
- Practice meditation
- Hiduism from the Persian hindu means river
- Founded in India
- 3rd largest in the world
- Sacred texts: Vedas, Upanishads, Sutras, Bhagavad Gita (Contain hyms, incantations, rituals, poems, and stories
- Monotheistic religion
- Revelations from the prophet Mohammad
- The Quran is the Islam's sacred text
- "Isalm" means surrender
- "Salam" means peace
- Dominant throughout Middle East, including: Asia and North Africa
Morality beliefs on Hinduism
- Each person has his own duties and responsabilities in life (dharma)
- Unique to each individual
- Non-violence
- Positive Karma
- Negative Karma
Citations
Conclusion
Christianity
- "Cultural Influence on Morals." People. Web. 16 Sept. 2014.
- "Does Morality Depend on God?" Freethought Debater. Web. 16 Sept. 2014.
- "Morality in America." : The Freeman : Foundation for Economic Education. Web. 16 Sept. 2014.
- Web. 16 Sept. 2014.
- Winter, Michael. "Pregnant Pakistani Woman Stoned to Death by Her Family." USA Today. Gannett, 30 May 2014. Web. 16 Sept. 2014.
Christian beliefs on Morality
- God is all source of morality
- Without God there would be no right or wrong
- God created every human with a sense of right and wrong
- Moral laws in every heart (non-believers)
- There is about 2.3 billion Christians
- They form the Largest religion
- Most persecuted
- Most practiced in North American, South America, Europe, and Russia
- Holy Bible
We were able to find that culture and religion greatly influence morals.
- Different Religions
- Different cultures
Culture
Culture
How does culture develop?
- We are taught culture
- Our culture can change or another can be implied
In the video tittled "God is the neurons," it is mentioned that "The common cultural belief has mostly beenthat we need a narrative, diachronic view on our life, to establish moral values."
Meaning that in order to obtain acommon cultural belief we need a constant evolving view of life in order to allow moral values to emerge.
Culture
Morals
How does religion influence morals?
- the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively
- it is a way of living
Culture
Morals
Morality
Morality comes from the Latin word moralitas meaning “manner, character, and proper behavior.”
Morality involves what we ought to do, right and wrong, good and bad, values, justice, and virtues. Morality is taken to be important, moral actions are often taken to merit praise and rewards, and immoral actions are often taken to merit blame and punishment.
Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
- Humans develop their reason through education.
- Morals most be developed
- Morals exist because of the religion and culture that exsist in a certain region
- shapes the way we think.
- Beliefs shared by a mass or group > leads to tradition
- Culture can push boundaries and help establish a religion or a common faith
- Culture can develop differently in different regions
Priscila Bahena
Iannelli Villalpando
Fernanda Villarreal
Real Life Situation
The 25-year-old woman's father, brother and spurned fiance were among about a dozen male relatives who used bricks and clubs in the so-called honor killing of Farzana Parveen for disobeying her family's wishes. She suffered massive head injuries and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Same Religion different culture
"I killed my daughter as she had insulted all of our family by marrying a man without our consent, and I have no regret over it."
- US / Mexico
- Divorce
- Law are pretty much the same.