The Question of Morality Outside of Religion We come into the world completely unaware of our surroundings and the rules that govern our community. As we grow up, our parents shape our personality. They teach us basic skills like talking and walking, as well as more complex things about life in society. Normally, the first things we learn about morality are independent of religion. Our parents want us to be well-adjusted children, and then adults, who fit into the community and respect its rules. This is because they understood that to be accepted into the community one must behave according to the community's code of ethics. Then, if the community and our parents have a religion and believe in the existence of one or more gods, we learn about the morality of that religion and the will of God. As we grow, the community asks us to follow secular morality to be able to be accepted. This age-old morality includes respecting and not stealing from our neighbors, not lying, and not committing murder; and they constitute the moral commandments of God's law. These morals could easily be ignored if we had no reasoning; however, our reason tells us that it is necessary to follow this morality for the well-being of the community and for our own well-being. Therefore I would follow the Ten Commandments, from the fifth onwards, of the Bible, if I knew that God does not exist, for the secular morality that I have learned to respect, because the community demands that I follow a moral code and because assuming that I do not follow them means assuming of having no reasoning. The values ​​that are passed down to us, whether family or community, have a great influence on our lives. An atheist family, for example... middle of paper... used to recognize the morality of the community, we alienate ourselves from community life and our rights to fully enjoy the benefits of community life are limited. Additionally, I can think critically and use reason in making my choices, which allows me to make the best decision regarding my well-being and the well-being of my community. My reasoning ability also allows me to understand that sometimes I have to give up things that would make me happy in favor of the well-being of the community because interfering with the community's organization can cause me problems in the future. So, following the five moral commandments is possible even when I know that God does not exist because we learn and reasonably apply secular morality and there are external forces, for example: community, which require that we follow a moral code regardless of our beliefs.