I have always had my own personal built in Jimminy Cricket to guide me.

Two words: be fair.

This is my bible, torah, qur'an, etc.
Challenging, but I hope it worked and is working
in my life... Mistakes were made, some people got unintentionally hurt, but learning to be human...

My moral compass is instinct. Does it feel wrong? Don’t do it. Is it unkind? Don’t do it. Will it cause harm? Don’t do it. My moral compass as nothing to do with legal or religious codes. It’s built in. If I think a law is fucking stupid and my inner compass is not giving me a nudge, then I will do what I want - growing/smoking weed is a good example, or allowing a 17 year old to drink wine with dinner.

I have been non-religious even as a child when forced to attend Catholic school. I am and honest, ethical, truthful person that respects others and tries to be kind always. It isn't easy.

I think all morality is based on empathy and self-respect. Without those two things, any moral code you may profess is built on shaky ground.

Society's or any communities must find the way to balance their lives in a sustainable and humanistic principles. Respect and natural wisdom are my guidelines.

My morals don't differ from "religious" morals. They are based on respect for others, rather than on a Bronze Age book. I don't need the OT to tell me murder, adultery, lying, and stealing are bad. I know that anyway. Secular law provides a moral framework that is just fine.

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Although bought up Catholic as I advanced in age and participated in a war as a medical Corpsman. I continued in the medical field for 35 years I realized that my compassion and the treatment of peoples was more of a ethical rather than religious thinkings and think it's inherently in all peoples. Equality of all is most important.
It is difficult for me to understand if there is a "God" why is there wars, pestulance and so many "natural" disasters that leave destruction and death in there wake.

Probably the code of malefficience (which I believe) translates to 'do no harm'. But as I have said before 'morality is in the mind of the beholder'.

Anything that is stupid is not moral.

I think the most popular answer without looking...the Golden Rule. It is not whomever has the gold, rules.

I don't think we should look for moral leadership in doctrine or scripture. If anywhere we should look for a set of morals in our communities and those around us. A set of values that promotes each other and does not set the priority of one over another. Of course this is Utopian and should be seen as a direction of travel.

I am ethical and have always found morals equal to false religious claims so I never followed the bigotry and racism of xians in my family or neighborhood

I just be myself.

Simple, do unto others. Sometimes it actually works...

I go with the "don't be an asshole" for starters but I also think I follow a code of willfullness in relationship to how I function within the patriarchal nest of fools in my life. I agree do no harm however I believe much of what we were taught in kindergarten is a good guide especially holding hands when you cross the street.

Personally I do not believe in religion but I do believe we have a spirit and it let's our body know when we are doing something that goes against nature. Natural law abides inside of us, not in religious dogma and rituals but we have been taught to ignore our instincts. Natural law informs our spirit that life is valuable and actually allows morals to develop naturally.

The golden rule

The same as if I were religious. Do no harm.

My parents, siblings and definately my children all taught me my moral codes. not many friends tho

There is no 'Now that I am not religious' because I have never been subjected to religion

Dont suffer fools gladly.
Be kind as its possible to be in the moment.
help out whenever you can
Try not to give advice.
Be as playful as you want
If it harms no one go for it!

My own. I've pieced it together through my own life experiences and various philosophies I've encountered. It's not perfect, but it's certainly kept me out of trouble.

Every religious book written has a piece of philosophy that can be garnered from it. Take the good and common sense phrases in them to live by and help make a better world for our children to live in.

I never was religious but went to a free school where we were taught/allowed to think for ourselves - it was a kindly arena to learn in and affected the rest of my life as the major lesson I got was my own autonomy and my right to think and make decisions for myself , I think my morals came from that time - caring about others well being, not being criticised, The teacher had always wanted to carry out this kind of teaching and she wasnt a motherly sort more a learn-ed tutor.

I don't have a code just some guidelines for myself, if I fall short of them I will apologise; I liek the wiccan creed 'an it harm none do as thou wilt!' (though I am not Wiccan) But I like that 'if it harm none' bit: so me angrily chunnering to myself is fine. I think also learning by your own mistakes is a good ideal for me - I want to create my own manners and be ready to be pulled up if it does impinge on others as then there would be learning - I am a bit of a mousy character and tend to stay in the background and not like a lot of fuss so I get to watch others and decide what I don't want to be like and that sort of leads me to what I want to be like- Kindness gets me out of all sorts of trouble so thats in the mix somewhere.