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   Rafael Leyre wrote:   
      
   > I have given much thought about what is the essential morality that   
   > unites all humans of good faith. If you stranded on an island where   
   > the inhabitants had never heard of your religion, which morals would   
   > you to find among them, for your and their sake?   
   >   
   > I think that the following cosntitute "essential morality", as long as   
   > they are applied to all humans, and I am interested in hearing how   
   > religious people from any religion feel about them:   
   >   
   >               ------ Essential Morality ------   
   > 1. consideration for suffering people anywhere on earth;   
   > 2. desire for equal and unbiased justice for each and every person;   
   > 3. aversion of physical and public punishment,   
   > 4. aversion of cruelty as a public spectacle;   
   > 5. striving to open minded, investigative, forthcoming world   
   > citizenship;   
   > 6. defence of everyone's freedom to create, change and demonstrate   
   > opinions;   
   > 7. health care without social, sexual, racial or any other   
   > discrimination.   
   >   
      
   It's so undefined as to make the whole discussion pointless.   
      
   > Rafael Leyre   
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