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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Reject torture

Do not intentionally inflict severe suffering for coercion or punishment.

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

61.5%

Nonreligious systems
13/41

31.7%

Represented systems
45/93

48.4%

Specific anchors*
1/45

2.2%

*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.

Corpus definition

Do not intentionally inflict severe suffering for coercion or punishment.

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 47.9 · recomputed 48.3871

Evidence, mapping by mapping

1 selected mappings

Judaism · Tradition-level research anchor

Reject torture · 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 1476. 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.

M029 · Life, Violence and Peace

Protect noncombatants

Shield civilians and other nonparticipants from violence.

43 / 93 systems mapped · 46.2%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M036 · Life, Violence and Peace

Do not glorify cruelty

Avoid celebrating suffering, domination, or humiliation.

44 / 93 systems mapped · 47.3%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M024 · Life, Violence and Peace

Avoid unnecessary violence

Do not use force when less harmful means are reasonably available.

46 / 93 systems mapped · 49.5%
Workbook confidence: Developing
Unmodified source statistics
Primary Rank - Religious32
Overall Rank29
Nonreligious Rank58
Religious Frequency Tier8
Religions Sharing32
Religious Systems52
Religious %61.5
Nonreligious Groups Sharing13
Nonreligious Groups41
Nonreligious %31.7
All Systems Sharing45
All Systems94
Overall %47.9
Direct Official Anchors1
Direct Evidence %2.2
Cross-Sphere Balance Index51.5
Religious Adoption Gap29.8

Religion-weighted commonality

Provenance: Universal Moral Code — Statistical Atlas, Edition XXI. Names, definitions and source anchors are preserved verbatim. This atlas describes its corpus, not all beliefs or practices worldwide.