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24. I saw a unicorn in a dream once.

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 09:45 PM

Jan 2016

That's what I think of religion. Spirituality? Only the dead know the truth. I intend to outlive my own death. I do, after all, have good ethics!

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Morals vs. Ethics [View all] MineralMan Aug 2014 OP

Good question brutus cassius Aug 2014 #1

It's a simple distinction. rug Aug 2014 #2

Circular logic? brutus cassius Aug 2014 #3

No, etymology. rug Aug 2014 #5

Yes, I know what your words were. brutus cassius Aug 2014 #9

It's hardly another way of saying what you're saying. rug Aug 2014 #22

Moral Relativism ProfessorGAC Aug 2014 #7

Remember Papa Hemingway's definition? malthaussen Aug 2014 #4

I didn't remember that. Was that a direct quote MineralMan Aug 2014 #6

From Death in the Afternoon. malthaussen Aug 2014 #8

Morality as most people understand it usually has its roots MineralMan Aug 2014 #15

Indeed, and there are those whose religious dedication... malthaussen Aug 2014 #21

Lots of those brutus cassius Aug 2014 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #23

My example was not exclusive. Truly. MineralMan Aug 2014 #17

Excellent post malaise Aug 2014 #12

Thanks for understanding my point. MineralMan Aug 2014 #13

It's a war I've been fighting for decades malaise Aug 2014 #14

For me, reason trumps religion always. MineralMan Aug 2014 #16

Precisely and while all religions have some moral code malaise Aug 2014 #20

I saw a unicorn in a dream once. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #24

Sometimes they are used synonymnously. Vattel Aug 2014 #18

Yes, they often are used that way. I prefer not to do so. MineralMan Aug 2014 #19