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Subject:	Morals & Ethics reprise (was ...)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Mon, 19 Nov 2001 18:31:28 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes: > > Now am I expressng morals or ethics (as you defined them) when they aren't > supported either by a supernatural entity or by social norms and expectations? The way I define things (similar to Richard, but not quite the same), you would be expressing morals - that is, a system of conduct in accordance with right and wrong as you understand them. IMHO, morals are not universal. Ethics are much like morals, but as Richard notes, they are a societal standard, not a personal standard. (hunt hunt hunt) Aha! I knew there was a reason I labled this a reprise: http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=2270 (round and round we go, where we stop, nobody knows...) thanks, James

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		Re: Morals & Ethics reprise (was ...)
(...) Darn you! Now I wanna go reply to that oh-so-old-post... again. :) DaveE (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Morals & Ethics reprise (was ...)
(...) That's REALLY good James! The lexicographers should be talking to us, Baby! "YOUR morals are not OUR ethics." I will always remember this point of distinction. Damned slippery words... -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: One of my issues (Warning: even wordier than usual)
(...) For the record, I also think of this as a deeply romanticized notion of what I'm experiencing...not some literal description. (...) I certainly agree with this and your further characterization of our social nature and how that leads to an (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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