Our paradigm for religion is Christianity, which appeared as a sub-society, the culture of which differed both from Jewish culture and from that of the Greeks and Romans. Human beings are essentially social, depending upon society for all rational thought and activity. As social beings we live with regard to customs we think good on the whole. Customs are rationalised by theoretical and moral beliefs. They contrast with nature and also with convention and habit. Religions, like families, are societies intermediate between individuals and states. So-called secular values concern the same things as religious and have comparable practical consequences.

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宗教、社会和世俗价值观

我们的宗教范式是基督教，它作为一个亚社会出现，其文化既不同于犹太文化，也不同于希腊人和罗马人的文化。人类本质上是社会性的，所有理性的思想和活动都依赖于社会。作为社会人，我们在习俗方面生活，我们总体上认为是好的。习俗被理论和道德信仰合理化。它们与自然形成对比，也与惯例和习惯形成对比。宗教和家庭一样，是介于个人和国家之间的社会。所谓的世俗价值与宗教关注的事物相同，并且具有可比的实际后果。