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Lemuel K. Washburn

Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of a chicken.

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Religion does not create or give birth to morality, just as an incubator does not give birth to a chicken but only provides a place for it to develop. Morality exists independently and is not directly caused by religious beliefs or institutions.

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