profit from it. Apart from God's commandments, is there any other reason why I

shouldn't do it?" has many answers to it. The easiest and most obvious answer is guilt.

If you commit this crime you will feel guilty. There is also the issue of karma. What you

put out into the world does inevitably come back to you.

Let us briefly look first at the issue of religion. Religion is a powerful motivation to

behave morally. The fear of "Hell," or its counterparts in non-Christian religions is

probably the main reason most people behave morally. While it is a very good argument

for morality, there are other reasons to avoid a

results of merit and demerit, respectively." Don't our actions affect those around us, and

our environment. A basic respect for nature and others is the fabric of civilization, and

"Crimes and Misdemeanors" Woody Allen, 1989

even though it seemed as though he would "get away with it," Raskolnikoff's own guilt

golden rule. Karma means act in Sanskrit, and it basically indicates your life will be

the right thing, not only out of respect for society, but out of respect for ourselves and

feeling guilty about cheating on his wife has driven him to distraction. In having this

Another reason, and possibly the best reason, to be moral is "Karma", or "The

one form or another in almost every faith, but it is more of a law of the universe

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