Many of the characteristics of what is considered right deals with volunteering or going out of one’s way in order to help someone else. The opposite is true for a moral belief for what is considered wrong. Anything that harms another person in any way or society as a whole would be considered a wrongdoing. These base outline of what constitutes right and wrong are shared amongst communities, demonstrating that the basic principles for moral beliefs are very similar amongst communities. These basis for moral beliefs are what laws are based upon. Some form of government and religion are present in all communities. This proves that not only are moral beliefs shared by communities, but the idea of having a government to control society and punish those that commit wrongs, is also present. Although many of the moral beliefs amongst communities are similar, there punishments are not necessarily agreed upon. An example of such a situation would be murder; almost everyone agrees that killing is morally wrong, however, different communities have different viewpoints regarding the punishment of the one accused. Some people believe that first degree murder should lead to the death penalty, whereas others believe that a life-sentence in prison is more just. Once again government plays its role in maintaining order; however, the punishment depends on the community, or in this case, the state that the accused is being prosecuted in.
Another natural tendency that human tends to have is bonds. All communities tend to have some sort of bond, whether that is between husband and wife, or between child and parent. This bond is a community attempting to stay together as one. One philosopher who discussed this point was Albert Camus, a French existentialist that changed his viewpoints and claimed that even in the most deserted areas, giving the Bushmen of Africa as an example, a community that forms bonds to act as one still exists. Forming bonds is innate part of human behavior and is shared amongst all communities.
Communities share many of the same moral beliefs because the idea of right and wrong does not vary greatly, There are certain things that all communities have and that includes, moral beliefs, a government, religious beliefs, and bonds in order to work as one. The basis for what is right and wrong is primarily the same and therefore many of the moral beliefs are shared amongst communities. The punishment for a wrongdoing varies from community to community, but the idea of deserving punishment stays roughly the same amongst communities. No matter how isolated a community is, they still have moral beliefs and forms bonds amongst themselves. Due to the innate character of man, moral beliefs are a natural tendency to have and growing up, one discerns right from wrong.