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Chapter 9: Morals produce order out of natural chaos. Society is based on social order (The Lessons of History)
Morals stave off chaos. Social order needs discipline, and often is reinforced through religious belief. YARPP List ### Related posts: 1. The Battle between Order and Chaos 2. Chapter 6: History (and nature) do not agree with our conceptions of good and bad.(The Lessons of History) 3.
Morals stave off chaos. Social order needs discipline, and often is reinforced through religious belief.
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Related posts:
- The Battle between Order and Chaos
- Chapter 6: History (and nature) do not agree with our conceptions of good and bad.(The Lessons of History)
- Chapter 8: In the long view of history, moral codes are universal and necessary (The Lessons of History)
- Lesson 2: Order and Chaos
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