Passage:
In general, religious traditions stress our duty to god, or to some universal ethical principle. Our duties to one another derive from these. The religious concept of rights is primarily derived from our relationship to this divinity or principle and the implication it has on our other relationships. This correspondence between rights and duties is critical to any further understanding of justice. But, for justice to be practiced; virtue, rights and duties cannot remain formal abstractions. They must be grounded in a community (common unity) bound together by a sense of common union (communion). Even as a personal virtue, this solidarity is essential to the practice and understanding of justice.

With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. Human relationships are derived from their religious traditions
2. Human beings can be duty bound only if they believe in god
3. Religious traditions are essential to practice and understand justice
Which of these assumption(s) is/are valid ?

Question

Passage:
In general, religious traditions stress our duty to god, or to some universal ethical principle. Our duties to one another derive from these. The religious concept of rights is primarily derived from our relationship to this divinity or principle and the implication it has on our other relationships. This correspondence between rights and duties is critical to any further understanding of justice. But, for justice to be practiced; virtue, rights and duties cannot remain formal abstractions. They must be grounded in a community (common unity) bound together by a sense of common union (communion). Even as a personal virtue, this solidarity is essential to the practice and understanding of justice.

With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. Human relationships are derived from their religious traditions
2. Human beings can be duty bound only if they believe in god
3. Religious traditions are essential to practice and understand justice
Which of these assumption(s) is/are valid ?

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: (a) 1 only The passage asserts that religious traditions emphasize our duty to God or a universal ethical principle, from which our mutual human duties and relationships derive, confirming that Assumption 1 is valid. However, Assumption 2 states that human beings can be duty-bound only if they believe in God. This is an extreme and invalid assumption because the passage also mentions "some universal ethical principle" as an alternative source of duty, meaning belief in God is not a strict prerequisite. Assumption 3 suggests that religious traditions are essential to practice and understand justice. The passage states that solidarity grounded in a community is essential to the practice and understanding of justice, rather than religious traditions themselves being an absolute necessity. Therefore, only Assumption 1 is valid, making option (a) the correct choice.

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