Do not gossip maliciously
Avoid spreading harmful, unnecessary, or unverified information.
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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech
Do not speak carelessly when words may create foreseeable harm.
Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions
A mapping is not a verified quotation. Workbook labels are preserved. An absent mapping does not mean rejection. We do not rank the moral worth of any system.
- Religious systems
- 31/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 12/41
- Represented systems
- 43/93
- Specific anchors*
- 0/43
59.6%
29.3%
46.2%
0.0%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Do not speak carelessly when words may create foreseeable harm.
This is the atlas’s definition, not a substitute for a tradition’s own interpretation. Scope, exceptions and translations require review of each source.
Preserved calculation difference
The original index differs from recomputed unique-system or specific-anchor counts. Both are retained; the source file is unchanged.
All Systems: source 94 · recomputed 93
Overall %: source 45.7 · recomputed 46.2366
Evidence, mapping by mapping
43 selected mappings
Kantian Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Groundwork and duty-based ethics
Open original source ↗ www.gutenberg.org
Tradition-level research anchor · Modern philosophy
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2621. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Latter-day Saint Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Articles of Faith, scriptures, and official Church teachings
Open original source ↗ www.churchofjesuschrist.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2622. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Lutheran Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Luther's Small and Large Catechisms and Table of Duties
Open original source ↗ resources.lcms.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Verify the exact section and scope before quoting; framework-level mappings identify strong ethical analogues.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2623. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Maimonidean 613 Mitzvot Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Maimonides' Sefer HaMitzvot and Mishneh Torah, with Torah source texts
Open original source ↗ www.chabad.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Jewish
Jewish commandments may be ritual, civil, agricultural, Temple-specific, group-specific, or universally ethical; mapping does not erase those distinctions.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2624. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Medical Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
World Medical Association ethical declarations
Open original source ↗ www.wma.net
Tradition-level research anchor · Professional ethics
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2625. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Meher Baba Spiritual Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Meher Baba messages on love, sacrifice, renunciation, control, service, and truth
Open original source ↗ www.mehercenter.org
Official framework-level anchor · South Asian spiritual tradition
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal wording, translation, historical setting, institutional authority, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2626. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Mennonite Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective
Open original source ↗ www.mennoniteusa.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2627. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship
Open original source ↗ quaker.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2628. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Religious Society of Friends - Quaker Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Friends General Conference materials on peace, integrity, equality, simplicity, community, and stewardship
Open original source ↗ www.fgcquaker.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian peace tradition
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2629. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Secular Humanism · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Amsterdam Declaration
Open original source ↗ humanists.international
Tradition-level research anchor · Modern nonreligious ethics
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2630. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Seventh-day Adventist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
General Conference fundamental beliefs, official statements, and Christian behavior guidance
Open original source ↗ gc.adventist.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2631. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Sikhism · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Guru Granth Sahib and Sikh ethical principles
Open original source ↗ www.sikhcoalition.org
Tradition-level research anchor · Dharmic
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2632. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
SPJ Code of Ethics
Open original source ↗ www.spj.org
Official framework-level anchor · Professional journalism ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2633. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Software Engineering Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
ACM/IEEE Software Engineering Code of Ethics
Open original source ↗ www.acm.org
Official framework-level anchor · Professional ethics
Verify the exact section and scope before quoting; framework-level mappings identify strong ethical analogues.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2634. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
Open original source ↗ www.sotozen.com
Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
Verify the exact translation, ritual context, and interpretive scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2635. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Stoicism · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius
Open original source ↗ classics.mit.edu
Tradition-level research anchor · Greco-Roman philosophy
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2636. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings
Open original source ↗ www.accesstoinsight.org
Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2637. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Methodist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
United Methodist Social Principles and Social Creed
Open original source ↗ www.umc.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Verify the exact section and scope before quoting; framework-level mappings identify strong ethical analogues.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2638. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Nations Principles for Older Persons · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
UN Principles for Older Persons: independence, participation, care, self-fulfillment, and dignity
Open original source ↗ www.un.org
Official framework-level anchor · International ageing ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2639. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Unity Worldwide Spiritual Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Unity Five Principles and teachings on lived truth, spiritual worth, prayer, meditation, and equality
Open original source ↗ www.unity.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / New Thought Christian
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal wording, institutional authority, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2640. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
History and geography: source limits
This edition does not supply a historical genealogy or coordinates for this teaching. Transmission, invention, population and geographic presence are not inferred from a mapping.
Explore connections in the same category
Shared systems in the corpus, not evidence of historical influence.
Correct harmful misinformation
Take reasonable steps to correct false information that harms persons or communities.
Keep confidences
Protect entrusted information unless disclosure is required to prevent serious harm.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 60 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 41 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 63 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 9 |
| Religions Sharing | 31 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 59.6 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 12 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 29.3 |
| All Systems Sharing | 43 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 45.7 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 0 |
| Direct Evidence % | 0 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 49.2 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | 30.3 |
Religion-weighted commonality