Quote Originally Posted by EE_ View Post
I'm not sure I understand this? My reference was to Jewish born people, people that call themselves Jews and atheists.I don't agree that moral code is inherent. Man is not born with it. Many in the world have no moral code. Where is their inherent moral code?As far as survival of your offspring, what keeps you from killing anyone that treats your child poorly?What keeps you from killing another child that bullies, or hits your child? Only the threat of prison, by man's laws?
Humans are social creatures, that live in societies, and like other social animals in herds, we have moral codes in terms of what is acceptable behavior, most animals/humans adhere to these moral codes, the exception in normal circumstances is certain individuals who seem to have no regard for these rules, among humans we call them psychopaths or sociopaths... In extraordinary circumstances, dis-solution of society, starvation and unrest, more people are prepared to do wrong.

Does Christianity bring about a different moral code? Possibly, but to be honest I think for instance Italy and Turkey has more in common morally/culturally than Italy and Sweden, and probably Viking Era Scandinavia has more moral connectiveness with today's Sweden than modern Italy and Sweden.A lawyer I know in Turkey was amazed when she found out that contracts didn't need to be notarized in Sweden to be admissible in a court at a later date. She started learning Swedish... It used to be that the word of a man was to be trusted, now with import of turd worlders it's changing...

Anyway I think morality is a genetic trait to a large extent, but you grow into it and depending on upbringing it can be enhanced or diminished!