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To: elfman2

I've been interested for some time in the differences as to how morality is defined. I believe that Islam, for instance, has no independent morality. Giving to charity, being nice to people, not killing them, well that's fine on its own, but if it's not in the name of Islam, it's really not moral. The Judeo-Christian view separates morality from religious identity and even from religious practice. It's so ingrained in the Western point of view, that we don't even notice cultures that don't recognize it.


70 posted on 11/19/2005 4:16:28 PM PST by AmishDude (Mathematics -- better than science, harder than science, and always true. Always.)
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To: AmishDude

Good point, although I think Islam teaches about hospitality and kindness to the other, as long as they toe the line. Although no doubt overstating it, it may be akin to the ethos that the master should be kind to his slaves.


76 posted on 11/19/2005 4:19:09 PM PST by Torie
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To: AmishDude; Rider on the Rain
"I believe that Islam, for instance, has no independent morality. Giving to charity, being nice to people, not killing them, well that's fine on its own, but if it's not in the name of Islam, it's really not moral. The Judeo-Christian view separates morality from religious identity…"

Interesting, I’ve never studied Islam. Although ideological and religious differences form varying moral codes, Objectivists judge individuals by their actions rather than their thoughts.

219 posted on 11/20/2005 10:42:38 AM PST by elfman2
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