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To: E Rocc

Wrong.

"Morals" are defined by the Judaeo-Christian tradition, principally the 10 Commandments.

"Traditions" and "disciplines" involve eating, drinking and some conventions regarding dress, attitude, speaking, etc.

"Ethics" is the science of applying universal moral norms to practical situations.


168 posted on 05/19/2004 7:28:36 AM PDT by ninenot (Minister of Membership, TomasTorquemadaGentlemen'sClub)
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To: ninenot
Wrong.

"Morals" are defined by the Judaeo-Christian tradition, principally the 10 Commandments.

"Traditions" and "disciplines" involve eating, drinking and some conventions regarding dress, attitude, speaking, etc.

"Ethics" is the science of applying universal moral norms to practical situations.

There's nothing universal about the Ten Commandments as a whole, either in this nation or worldwide. Parts of the Commandments codify some of those nearly universal rules we were discussing. Others are simply religious rules. Indeed, the Bill of Rights protects the right to violate at least three of them.

-Eric

208 posted on 05/19/2004 8:24:01 AM PDT by E Rocc (It takes a village to raise a child. The village is Washington. You are the child. - PJ O'Rourke)
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