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To: NorthMountain
Not amoral, IMO. Immoral.I think he knows full well that his agenda is evil and destructive...

My understanding of the two words is:"immoral" is one who understands the basic moral code but is unable,or unwilling,to abide by it.Some of them are capable of feeling guilt because of their actions and *some* eventually see the error of their ways and modify their thinking and behavior to comply with that code.Or,to put it another way,some "sinners" do eventually seek "redemption".

OTOH,"amoral" means that someone fully understands the basic moral code but has genuine,complete contempt for it,feels *no* guilt and have no intention whatsoever of ever conforming to this code.They *never* seek "redemption",

40 posted on 07/31/2014 5:46:18 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party Policy:Lie,Deny,Refuse To Comply)
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To: Gay State Conservative
I suppose it's a matter of perspective, and definitions given in on-line dictionaries as somewhat ambiguous as to the distinction between "immoral" and "amoral" ...

My understanding, FWIW, is that "amoral" refers to ignoring any moral code and "immoral" refers to deliberately rejecting any moral code. And I think Bam-Bam is doing the latter.

45 posted on 07/31/2014 5:55:35 AM PDT by NorthMountain
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