Mores
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Before the Dalamatia teachers arrived, ancient man was merely a helpless victim of the suffocating mores, trapped in a never-ending cycle of ritual and tradition, devoid of any true freedom or progress. 68:4.4
Ghost fear and belief in supernatural punishment helped establish and maintain societal rules and customs from generation to generation. 68:4.3
The evolution of mores is always dependent on the land-man ratio, as man must adjust his performances to conform to the land situation, shaping the sum total of cultural civilization. 68:5.1 68:6.1
Mores are man's first social institution, originating from the desire to avoid pain and humiliation while seeking pleasure and power in group living. 68:4.2
Respected mores restrain and control sex urge, indicating power and integrity of society. 82:3.3
Saving and preserving food helped man prioritize future needs over present desires, ensuring security and comfort. 69:5.4
Human institutions are merely accumulated mores conserved by taboos and dignified by religion, ultimately metamorphosing into conventions. 69:0.3
Mores and laws are intertwined in their evolution, with mores serving as the foundation for the creation of precise laws and social conventions. 70:11.1
Instinct remains unchanging, despite shifting societal norms, ensuring that the behavior divide between genders will always persist. 84:5.13
Mistake for evangelists to reform mores led to defeat of Melchizedek missionaries in Mesopotamia. (95:1.6,8) 95:7.3
The unconscious origins of mores were shaped by tribal reactions striving for pleasure and power while avoiding pain and humiliation in adjusting group living to mass existence. 68:4.2
Prince’s staff respected the mores of each tribe they encountered, never imposing their own customs. 66:6.5
Primitive man's customs act as a biologic safety brake against too rapid advancement, ensuring the evolution of civilization continues without descending into ruin. 68:4.5-6
Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Dust you are, to dust return 68:6.1 — Gn 2:7; Gn 3:19; Ec 3:20; Ec 12:7.
- Great commission 95:7.3 — Mt 24:14; Mt 28:19-20a; Mk 13:10; Mk 16:15; Lk 24:47; Jn 17:18; Acts 1:8b.
- Carpenter's son 95:7.3 — Mt 13:55; Mk 6:3; Lk 3:23; Lk 4:22; Jn 1:45; Jn 6:42.