I can easily tell you what is moral without consulting a religion because i can think for myself. It doesn't mean you will agree, but who is to say anyone agrees with your religion?

If it takes some omnipotent being who's existence will never be proven to dictate your actions and morals then you are a truly weak person that needs to re-evaluate your purpose to live. .

You can certainly be good without religion, whether you accidentally do what is good, or do so with intention. Without something to measure goodness against, however, The goodness serves no purpose.

People have different ideas about what goodness is, some of them focus on preservation of personal rights, economic efficiency, greater good for mankind, etc. Without some reason for being good, you can't sensibly say that you are good.

Religion provides a different definition of Goodness, involving something like salvation of the soul, realization of the true nature of reality, full understanding of the self, union with the Divine, and so on. .

If you do the things that allow you to achieve these goals, then you are being good in accordance with religion. The same applies to other moral systems. The point is, without a system, there is no basis to a%&^ss goodness.

Religion does not follow a well reasoned ethical system, ergo a person can be moral without religion.

Basically, religion isn't logically sound in any sense. Any moral system that is based upon an untenable position, i.e. God is certain to exist, is flawed. It is impossible to prove, or disprove, the existence of God.

Thereby, one can reason that a logically sound ethical system must be logically consistent. There are ethical systems that are sound that do not require the presence of God. Thus, a person can be moral and not believe in God.

A better question would be to say, "Can a person be truly moral and follow a specific religion?" .

A person does not have to be religious to be morally sound. According to the tenets of various faiths you have to be religious to be 'saved', but that's different from being moral. .