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religion (15 mks)
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RELIGIOUS ETHICS (a) Examine the reasons why some argue that morality is linked to religion (30 mks) (b) Examine and discuss the reasons for arguing that morality should not be linked to religion (15 mks) Ans. (a) In seeking to determine the link between morality and religion it is necessary to look back into previous civilizations such as those of Egypt and India where the existence of God and the divine world was almost unquestioned, and the after-death fate of human beings was decided by the purity and goodness of their conduct during this life. In India for example the principle of universal moral order, called dharma, is to be found in the operation of natural law and in the laws of morality. According to Indian thought, all actions have consequences. As we sow, so shall we reap, and the fruits of actions are like their seed : if we act with harmful or...
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