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The differentiation among intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are good (or right) and bad (or wrong). Use this tag for questions which focus on the APPLICATION of an ethical standard to particular situations. Use this tag when it's the parameters of the SITUATION rather than the standard itself that prompted the question. Use the "ethics" tag instead for questions on the standard itself, rather than the situation.

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What does it mean for a society to be moral?

You may not agree with his interpretation of his data, but it is at least clear that a certain subset of morality is widespread (hereafter "common-morality") even among people who profess different beliefs … You can ask--at least vaguely--whether a society promotes as a matter of course and achieves in practice broad adherence to common-morality. …
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Is it possible for an atheist to be moral?

Indeed, some atheists (Sam Harris being one of the most prominent and vocal of these) argue that Christianity leads people to abandon common-sense morality in certain instances and thus, at least given … an otherwise affluent society where morality is prized, atheists have an easier time being moral. …
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