Protect innocent life
Act prudently to protect people from grave harm.
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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Avoid unnecessary violence
Do not use force when less harmful means are reasonably available.
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
- 32/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 14/41
- Represented systems
- 46/93
- Specific anchors*
- 1/46
61.5%
34.1%
49.5%
2.2%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Do not use force when less harmful means are reasonably available.
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 48.9 · recomputed 49.4624
Evidence, mapping by mapping
46 selected mappings
UNESCO Peace and Human Rights Education Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid unnecessary violence · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
2023 Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights, International Understanding and Cooperation
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International educational ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1313. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Church of Christ Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid unnecessary violence · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official justice, peace, inclusion, and creation-care ministries
Open original source ↗ www.ucc.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1314. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Methodist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid unnecessary violence · 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 1315. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Universal Human Rights · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid unnecessary violence · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Open original source ↗ www.un.org
Tradition-level research anchor · International 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 1316. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Utilitarian Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid unnecessary violence · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Welfare, consequences and impartial concern
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 1317. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Zoroastrianism · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid unnecessary violence · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Avesta and Asha-centered ethics
Open original source ↗ www.avesta.org
Tradition-level research anchor · Iranian
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 1318. 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.
Reject cruel or degrading punishment
Do not impose penalties that deny human dignity.
Respect the dignity of life
Treat life as possessing profound moral value.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 28 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 19 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 41 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 8 |
| Religions Sharing | 32 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 61.5 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 14 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 34.1 |
| All Systems Sharing | 46 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 48.9 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 1 |
| Direct Evidence % | 2.2 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 55.4 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | 27.4 |
Religion-weighted commonality