[exmarine]

To me, behavior is sometimes the result of someone acting on their moral principles. Behavior of peoples, is what we have, to live with. If someone is of different beliefs than you, and they believe that it is ok to steal from you, you respond to their behavior. You cannot separate behavior from morals, that is one of the things that makes us human.

I agree with your definition of behavior, but that says nothing about the nature moral principles. Are morals mere personal preference or are there universal moral standards that exist independent of man? In other words, are moral principles invented or discovered?

[stuartcr]

I believe moral principles are both, they are also manipulated, modified, etc. That is why I don't believe that they are absolute.