Can Morality Exist Without Religion?
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Morality Can Exist Without Religion
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Morality Can Emerge Through Evolutionary and Social Processes
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Can Morality Exist Without Religion?
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Morality Can Exist Without Religion
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Morality Can Emerge Through Evolutionary and Social Processes
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Evolution Explains Behavior, Not Moral Obligations
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May 21, 2025, 05:53 PM UTC Submission Time
published_with_changes May 21, 2025, 06:36 PM UTC Last Edit

Just because behaviors evolved doesn’t mean they are morally right. Evolution might explain why we cooperate, but not why we ought to—which is a philosophical, not biological, question.

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