What are some good values you learn from religion which can be applied to everyday life without the notion of god. Give some specific examples.
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Sikhism eliminates the caste system because of the reason that "All are equal infront of the eyes of god; he is the only one above everything". Without the god aspect, I think it's a really valuable lesson for everyone that people should be treated aqually because iniatially we're all the same and 'rich/poor/occupations' have nothing to do with respecting each other equally. We're all human. You give the same respect as you would want returned to you. It's kindness.
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Honor your father and your mother. Don't murder. Don't commit adultery. Don't steal. Don't lie. (from the 10 commandments) Take more concern with your own flaws than the flaws of others. (he who is without sin, cast the first stone. Judge not...etc.) Respect all people. (The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these." ) Be humble. ((Proverbs 17:7, Matthew 20:20-28).) Don't self-deceive and try to rationalize your deception. ((Galatians 6:7-8, James 1:26, 1 John 1:8). Holiness is in living by the commandments, not in achieving an end result (Matthew 4:8-10, 16:26). In Biblical teaching, the ends do not justify the means!
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The Golden rule is certainly as close to being universal as any religious principle.
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1. How to dress well on Sundays 2. How to buy liquor on Saturday and drink it on Sunday 3. How to tell people what to do, think, feel and believe while you do the complete opposite 4. How to make the other person believe what you're saying by typing it all in caps 5. How to feel superior and smug 6. How everybody else is wrong but you are the real deal
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I learned how to fully utilize the group-think phenomenon.
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The golden rule: treat others how you'd like to be treated. It seems like common sense, but so many people DO NOT do this. They treat people like dogs and expect gold on a silver platter in return.
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Nothing that would have just been figured out with common sense. We would have discovered the "Golden rule" without religion.
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