To: steve-b
You need to work on your reading comprehension, then. The original post quite clearly separated out a set of "ethics" that is universal to all viable cultures (e.g. prohibitions on theft and assault) from a larger set of "morals", some of which are not universal (e.g. prohibitions on drinking alcohol). Read his post and my post again. He just decided that "morals" aren't "ethics." Kind of silly.
206 posted on
05/19/2004 8:20:55 AM PDT by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: Aquinasfan
I think that morals and ethics are NOT the same.
Morals are defined by the 10 Commandments, which are congruent with Natural Law.
Ethics is the science of applying morals to practical situations, IIRC.
212 posted on
05/19/2004 8:29:35 AM PDT by
ninenot
(Minister of Membership, TomasTorquemadaGentlemen'sClub)
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