Can The World Survive Without Religion (Yes or No) A Hindu P (General)

by satyansh , Saturday, November 27, 2010, 15:42 (4920 days ago) @ dhw

"Who prescribes what is right or wrong in Hinduism, and according to what criteria? And does morality change from one form of Hinduism to another?"

Well there are explanations in the vedas which can be derived but honestly this is what is the basic theory:
Philosophy Of Right And Wrong-Everybody speaks: "This is right, that is wrong; you are right, he is wrong;" but he cannot tell you exactly what he means by 'right' and 'wrong'.
What is the criterion by which we judge an action to be right or wrong, and good or bad? "Right and wrong" and "good and bad" are relative terms. Right and wrong refer to the moral standard, as law. Good and bad refer to it, as end. You will have to adjust your conduct according to this moral standard. That which is in accordance with a rule is right. That which is worthy of achievement is good. Religion gives us the ultimate data upon which ethical science may be built.-Relative Nature Of Right And Wrong-Right and wrong—Dharma and Adharma—are relative terms. It is very difficult to define these terms precisely. Even sages are bewildered sometimes in finding out what is right and what is wrong in some special circumstances. That is the reason why Lord Krishna says in the Gita: "What is action? What is inaction? Even the wise are herein perplexed. Therefore I will declare to thee the action by knowing which thou shalt be liberated from evil. It is needful to discriminate action, to discriminate unlawful action, and to discriminate inaction; mysterious is the path of action. He who seeth inaction in action and action in inaction, he is wise among men; he is harmonious, even while performing all actions" (Ch. IV-16, 17, 18).