The ethic of reciprocity is a simple logical construct which defines a survival advantage for the adherents to it. Religious values are merely an abstraction o

The ethic of reciprocity is a simple logical construct which defines a survival advantage for the adherents to it. Religious values are merely an abstraction over that which define a lot of specific super-rules, some based on faith and some on opinion but rarely on logic. Fundamentally the only reason there are "religious values" is so that the idea survives as well as the people. It's difficult separating the two concepts. To note I have no problem with people believing what they want but I think the universe is simpler than we like to make it out to be. That might be a little scarier than god though.