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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Avoid needless destruction
Do not destroy living systems or cultural goods without reason.
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
- 21/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 16/41
- Represented systems
- 37/93
- Specific anchors*
- 0/37
40.4%
39.0%
39.8%
0.0%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Do not destroy living systems or cultural goods without reason.
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 39.4 · recomputed 39.7849
Evidence, mapping by mapping
37 selected mappings
OECD Responsible Business Conduct · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · System profile
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 6571. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Public Health Ethics (WHO) · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
WHO Constitution, human-rights framework, values, and Code of Ethics
Open original source ↗ www.who.int
Official framework-level anchor · Professional and international health 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 6572. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · 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 6573. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Secular Humanism · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid needless destruction · 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 6574. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Seventh-day Adventist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · 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 6575. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Official fundamental beliefs on Christian behavior, stewardship, health, family, and salvation
Open original source ↗ adventist.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
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 6576. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Shinto · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid needless destruction · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Jinja Honcho educational materials
Open original source ↗ www.jinjahoncho.or.jp
Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian
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 6577. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Sikhism · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid needless destruction · 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 6578. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Tibetan Buddhist Universal Responsibility · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Dalai Lama teachings on compassion, nonviolence, environment, and universal responsibility
Open original source ↗ www.dalailama.com
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 6579. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Trustworthy AI Ethics (UNESCO/OECD) · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · System profile
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 6580. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Bioethics and Human Rights · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights and Human Genome Declaration
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International bioethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6581. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Climate Change Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Declaration of Ethical Principles in relation to Climate Change
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International environmental ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify the exact article, context, legal or ethical status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6582. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Future Generations Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations Towards Future Generations
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International intergenerational ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify the exact article, context, legal or ethical status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6583. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Church of Christ Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · 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 6584. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Methodist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · 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 6585. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Universal Human Rights · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid needless destruction · 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 6586. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
WMA Declaration of Geneva · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
World Medical Association Physician's Pledge
Open original source ↗ www.wma.net
Official framework-level anchor · Professional medical ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, institutional status, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6587. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
World Organisation for Animal Health Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid needless destruction · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
WOAH animal-welfare standards and Five Freedoms
Open original source ↗ www.woah.org
Official framework-level anchor · International animal-welfare ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6588. 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.
Use medical knowledge for healing, not harm
Apply health knowledge for patient welfare and dignity.
Practice responsible stewardship of nature
Protect land, water, air, habitats, and future generations.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 167 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 107 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 21 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 19 |
| Religions Sharing | 21 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 40.4 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 16 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 39 |
| All Systems Sharing | 37 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 39.4 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 0 |
| Direct Evidence % | 0 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 96.5 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | 1.4 |
Moderately shared across both spheres