Most humans agree in principle on what ethical [moral] behavior is. My
definition is "Don't murder. Don't torture. Don't rape. Do help people in distress and need." That's not that hard to understand. The devil is in the details. It's wrong to kill when it's murder, but self defense can be justified, for example. B replies: Your little list of unethical acts "murder, rape and torture" are actually very common and very normal in the animal kingdom. We are after all, animals with "Godly" conscious. If you could communicate with a bear and tell him not to kill a weaker bear and his cubs, rape his wife and move into his home what would you tell him? Just because it's not nice or fair? What is "nice". The reality is, his killing of the weaker bear strengthens his species. You would lose that argument 10/10 times. The truth is everything you see as "normal" or "good" is a product of religion, what is logical to you today is a product of thousands of years of law and society all formed by religion. Our individual existence is minuscule in comparison. A replies: Utterly incorrect. Religions through the ages have co-opted those social mores and memes which facilitated the religions' adoption by its incubating population -- then spread through a combination of the sword and selective aggregation of social imprints from the new hosting environment. Morals can be shown to be evolved considerations independent of any dogmatic influence, with seminal empathic behaviors evident in many animal populations, manifesting a generally more comprehensive palette the closer one gets to homo sapiens.