@article { author = {Zagzebski, Linda and Ghorbani, Amir}, title = {Morality and Religion: Does Morality Depend upon Religion?}, journal = {Journal of Seven Heavens}, volume = {15}, number = {58}, pages = {69-96}, year = {2013}, publisher = {University of religions and Denominations}, issn = {2322-4290}, eissn = {2717-106X}, doi = {}, abstract = {Virtually all religions include a code of moral conduct. In fact, the only feature of religion that comes close to being universal is a practical one: to offer human beings a way to cope with the human condition, particularly suffering and death. Coping might be aided by the promise that suffering will eventually be overcome, or it might involve seeing suffering as a natural consequence of wrongdoing in a past life, or it might involve changing the way humans perceive suffering. In any case, suffering has to be faced, and it cannot be faced without first understanding it. Most religions give a diagnosis of the human condition and an explanation for the existence of suffering and death, as well as a remedy for the problem. Moral behavior as defined by the particular religion is part of the remedy, but each religion teaches that the ultimate goal of moral living is unattainable without the practice of that religion. So not only is morality an intrinsic feature of almost all religions, but most also teach that morality is incapable of standing alone.    }, keywords = {morality,Religion,Consequence,Human,Death}, title_fa = {اخلاق و دین}, abstract_fa = {}, keywords_fa = {}, url = {https://haftasman.urd.ac.ir/article_66735.html}, eprint = {https://haftasman.urd.ac.ir/article_66735_4a01caa731d09b077a68efaf317891b8.pdf} }