This_person
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Actually, now you're starting to get my whole jist.i dont see religion ANYWHERE in that definition...... so no, you are not making it clearer, you are muddying the waters.
morals do not come from religion, in fact, your definition suggests that laws and religion come from morals
Society's rules (laws) come from morals. Morals come from the foundation that they're based upon. Thus, the atheist is acting in a "moral" way only because of laws and customs, not the foundation. Not the "morals".
The word "religion" is not in there, but the concept is. The definition speaks to foundations - NOT CUSTOMS or LAWS. It speaks of the distinction between "right and wrong". The foundations of right and wrong, of ethical principals, come from religions.
Again, I will bring up the recent case of the raped girl being punished by her society because she put herself in the position of being raped. Our society, based upon primarily Christian morals and the laws that come from them, finds that concept reprehensible. That society, based upon its set of morals - its set of right and wrongs from its laws from its primary religion - believes that to be the correct way to act. The morals come from the religion, the laws come from the morals. Atheists get their concept of right and wrong from the religions they were raised around.
I hope I'm clearing it up now!