I've asked myself many times what I cannot live without in order to live an ethical life. Is it something physical that we cannot survive without? Of course, we need food, shelter, water and so on, but so do wild animals. What makes us different from an ape? There was one thing missing that we need essentially in order to live ethical lives. It is a religion. A religion is a cornerstone for spirituality which helps us to develop a grasp of moral characters and ethics that animals do not have. Yet, some people might argue that they don't need to believe in something that doesn't exist to live a good healthy life and they don't need something to believe in to give them hope because they are not weak. In my opinion, we don't really need it as a necessity to survive, but religion helps us to get along, and it guides us towards a new understanding, insight, or perspective when we feel lost. Thus, I believe that we cannot live without religion to live an ethical life because it .
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First, religion gives us purpose to action and thought. When the fear driven harps or brimstone approach morality, we need something to judge our actions and correct them. Most interpretations of the end result of faithful and moral living focus on the Grace of God, Christ, Allah and Yahweh bring us up to a standard we cannot meet but, must nevertheless strive to obtain. Religion tells us not to avoid punishment but rather to improve ourselves and the world in which we live. In the United States, why do we swear an oath on the bible in the court? The court or the law also needs a religion to give it a purpose and make it truthful. Everyone cannot judge his action or thought to have a good moral, nor others can judge yours, but the Bible or Quran tells us what's morally right to do or wrong. Thus, I believe that religion is essential to stop society drifting into normalizing destructive and hurtful behaviors and actions.
