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What moral code do you follow now that you are non-religious?

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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!

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As far as how to "behave" I follow the Wiccan creed: If it harms no one, do as you want. Of course, be aware of the law! I'd rather not discuss my actions with the sheriff!

As far as how to treat others I try to follow the platinum rule: Treat others as they want to be treated. Which means that I need to find out how they want to be treated so I value openess and sharing of truths.

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Since I never was religious...now I follow the moral code I did all my life....the one dictated by common sense.

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I do my best to follow the teachings of Marcus Aurelius and the other Stoics. To paraphrase Marcus: there is an endless void of time behind us, where we didn't exist, and an endless void of time ahead of us, where even those who have forgotten us will themselves be forgotten, so do good now!

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

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I follow the Gospel of Bill and Ted. Simple, yes, but it applies to just about any moral situation.

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The Human Being moral code.

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'Dance. Grow things. Try not to be a dick'

MsDee Level 5 Apr 6, 2018
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The same as if I were religious. Do no harm.

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Enhance the well being of myself and othrs, neither at the expence of the other and try no to lessen the well being of anyone else or myself.

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Be kind. Be generous. Help where you can. Offer a compliment to a random stranger. Give an elderly person a ride. Spend ten minutes of your precious life helping someone else. It's not rocket science.

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I do the right thing because it's the right thing, not because of any imaginary reward I might get when I die and not to avoid getting punished in a nonexistent afterlife. As Gertrude Stein said "Dead is dead." I do like how Abe Lincoln put it: "When I do good I feel good. When I do bad I feel bad. That's my religion." Of course, atheism is not a religion but I still love the quote.

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I do the right thing because it's the right thing, not because of any imaginary reward I might get when I die and not to avoid getting punished in a nonexistent afterlife. As Gertrude Stein said "Dead is dead." I do like how Abe Lincoln put it: "When I do good I feel good. When I do bad I feel bad. That's my religion." Of course, atheism is not a religion but I still love the quote.

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I treat others as I would like to be treated... I do find it ironic that a lot of Christians treat me with disdain when they find out I'm an atheist.

The line I hear the most is 'But you seem like such a nice person!' after they find out.

I dated one woman for 4 years who was a devout Baptist... She told me on several occasions that I treated people better than most Christians she knew and that she was surprised by this.

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I literally use the old adage of treat others how you'd like to be treated. I think that that is basically the best way to approach this kind of thing. And it's nice because it's not out of some phony ideology, I don't want to be treated like a dick so I'm not going to treat someone else like a dick. I'm going to smile and Nod and say hello and treat people with respect and dignity and hope that they are decent human beings and return that simple kind gesture

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To paraphrase the golden rule (which might not apply to sexual morals) I like "if you don't like it, don't do it to anyone else>

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The “Golden Rule”, unless they don’t want to be treated how I want to be and it’s not unfair.

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What's good for people, animals and the planet is good and moral. What's bad for people, animals and the planet is bad and immoral.

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Don't do stupid things, don't hurt others, make things better and just be decent and kind.

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I follow the moral codes I learned from infancy, the sum of which is that I am here only for a very, very short time and that I am compelled to be a responsible custodian of the earth and to do as little harm as possible by my presence. To experience the moments fully and be open to the expression of verifialbe reason. I am a pacifist. That I may not change others, but that I can change and renew myself on the life paths I choose and to follow my heart. I don't know if that qulifies as a moral code or not.

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The same one as ever: Common Sense.

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While I don't follow any strict code, I still generally follow the "golden rule" of "treat others how you want to be treated (and can reasonably expect them to want to be treated)."

I have a loose moral code of trying to leave things better than I found them which, to varying degrees, includes not just places, but animals and people.

I also strive for social equity and justice in what ways I can, as I think these fall under the "golden rule" category.

There's much more, but that's a good start, I think.

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The golden rule

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Empathy and kindness.
Those feelings should also apply to one's self, too.
Most other comments I read seem to boil down to that.
Empathy and kindness boil down to love.

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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.

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