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
1 selected mappings
Judaism · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid unnecessary violence · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Torah, Prophets, Wisdom literature and rabbinic tradition
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Tradition-level research anchor · Abrahamic
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 1297. 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