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Use truthful claims and nonfraudulent exchange.
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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Do not steal
Do not take property, labor, credit, data, or resources without consent.
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
- 29/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 18/41
- Represented systems
- 47/93
- Specific anchors*
- 10/47
55.8%
43.9%
50.5%
21.3%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Do not take property, labor, credit, data, or resources without consent.
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 50 · recomputed 50.5376
Evidence, mapping by mapping
47 selected mappings
Jainism · Specific primary/official anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Asteya, the vow of non-stealing
Open original source ↗ www.sacred-texts.com
Specific primary/official 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 3287. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Jehovah's Witness Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Bible-based moral education and conduct materials
Open original source ↗ www.jw.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, source context, doctrinal status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3288. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Judaism · Specific primary/official anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Exodus 20:15
Open original source ↗ www.sefaria.org
Specific primary/official 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 3289. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Kardecist Spiritism · Official framework-level anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Allan Kardec's moral teachings and official United States Spiritist Federation resources
Open original source ↗ spiritist.us
Official framework-level anchor · Spiritist religious-philosophical tradition
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3290. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Lutheran Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
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 3291. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Mahayana Bodhisattva Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Brahma's Net Sutra: grave precept against stealing
Open original source ↗ bdkamerica.org
Specific primary/official 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 3292. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Maimonidean 613 Mitzvot Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Maimonidean enumeration and Torah prohibitions against theft
Open original source ↗ www.chabad.org
Specific primary/official 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 3293. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Mennonite Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
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 3294. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Migrant Worker Rights Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Open original source ↗ www.ohchr.org
Official framework-level anchor · International labor and migration ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3295. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
OECD Responsible Business Conduct · Official framework-level anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Due Diligence Guidance
Open original source ↗ www.oecd.org
Official framework-level anchor · International business ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3296. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) · Official framework-level anchor
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 3297. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Secular Humanism · Tradition-level research anchor
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 3298. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Sikhism · Tradition-level research anchor
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 3299. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
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 3300. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Software Engineering Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
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 3301. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Ten Grave Prohibition: do not steal
Open original source ↗ www.sotozen.com
Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
Verify the exact translation, ritual context, and interpretive scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3302. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Swedenborgian Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Emanuel Swedenborg's Doctrine of Charity and official Swedenborgian teaching resources
Open original source ↗ swedenborg.com
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3303. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
The Salvation Army Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
International mission, social justice, governance, and values statements
Open original source ↗ www.salvationarmy.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3304. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Second Precept: refrain from taking what is not given
Open original source ↗ www.accesstoinsight.org
Specific primary/official 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 3305. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Trustworthy AI Ethics (UNESCO/OECD) · Official framework-level anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
UNESCO Recommendation on AI Ethics and OECD AI Principles
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · Technology and international ethics
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3306. 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.
Respect rest and humane limits on labor
Protect recovery, worship, family life, and health.
Provide safe working conditions
Protect workers from preventable danger and injury.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 76 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 12 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 10 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 11 |
| Religions Sharing | 29 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 55.8 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 18 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 43.9 |
| All Systems Sharing | 47 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 50 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 10 |
| Direct Evidence % | 21.3 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 78.7 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | 11.9 |
Moderately shared across both spheres