Why do some people think that you have to be religious to have morals? [Spirituality & Religion]

@Peaceful: Yep

@CinnamonWorlds: Certainly not by using the excuse of not doing something simply because fearing God.

[c=#7700B2]@NaturallyPeculiar: But that's not what I was asking, honestly out of curiosity. A person with a religion has some guidelines or rules about what's right and what's wrong; where do your distinctions come from?[/c]

@CinnamonWorlds: Most of my family is not religious. My dad is the only one who considers himself religious. However my dad believes being religious and having morals is not the same thing. He does not strictly follow rules if he thinks it will harm someone- including ones from religion. I was raised in a "do what you want as long as you do no harm" way and when I was older I was given the independence to set my own morals based on things I learned from others and or the culture around me.
The point isn't even about that. There's nothing wrong with being religious or non religious.
The thing is, some- not all- religious people think those without religion/their specific religion do not have morals when they themselves don't do certain things not because they have morals, but because they fear punishment from God.
I have no fear of God, yet I don't go around thinking about harming people just because.

@Jack4054: That's the primary purpose of the organized religions like christianity.

@Djce45: People aren't born knowing the difference between right and wrong. Just like people aren't born knowing how to love or hate. These things are taught.

We are going to partially disagree. Some of it, maybe most of it, is taught. But a sense of right and wrong... one is born with that.

@Djce45: An inate sense of right and wrong has nothing to do with any mythical being you call "god" because it doesn't exist.

@TheMoralGamer: That wasn't a very Moral reply Gamer.

@Ynotisay: I have failed my namesake... You'll have to take my place instead

@CallMeDex: Very deep and moving. Well done...

@CallMeDex: Jesus Christ smothered in hot sauce, it's you! Your comments never cease to make me happy.

@NaturallyPeculiar: I aim to please. I haven't seen you online for a while. I'm not on here much these days though.