12/04/2026
Without God, how genuinely moral are you?
Elephants show empathy by helping weak members of their herd and even displaying grief for their dead. Vampire bats regurgitate blood to feed other bats that failed to find food. Chimpanzees share food, especially with allies or those that have helped them before. Capuchin monkeys react to unfair treatment by rejecting unequal rewards. Wolves and wild dogs hunt cooperatively and share food with the pack. Dolphins assist injured individuals by helping them reach the surface to breathe. Some monkeys adopt and care for orphaned infants that are not their own. Meerkats and certain birds give alarm calls to warn others of danger, even at personal risk. Cleaner fish remove parasites from larger fish in a mutually beneficial relationship.
If animals can display prosocial behavior without religion, no fear of a “sky Big-Eye” watching them, no promise of heaven or threat of hell, and of course no police—then why do we assume religion is the foundation of morality? Why believe people would have no reason to be good without God, or no reason to be evil without Satan?
Why do highly religious communities still need police if the fear of a "SKY-BIG-EYES" is what truly keeps people in control? And why do some deeply religious societies still struggle with high levels of crime? So to what extent is the core importance of religion?
If you need the promise of heaven to be good to your fellow humans, and the threat of hell to abstain from evil, how are you better than a dolphin or an elephant with natural altruistic behaviour?
