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Ethics & Morality: Philosophy of Behavior, Choice, and Character

Tuesday October 7, 2008
Ethics and morality are often used interchangeably and can mean the same thing in casual conversation. Strictly speaking,, morality is what we would call moral standards and conduct while ethics is the formal study of those standards and conduct. Atheists and theists frequently debate ethics on several levels: what is the origin of morality, what are proper moral behaviors, how should morality be taught, what is the nature of morality, etc.

 

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April 13, 2007 at 4:04 pm
(1) John Hanks says:

Most of the time, most of us walk in a fog of habit where ethics and morality don’t matter much. Ethics implies recognizing and solving problems. Morality implies following the rules. When we are in a fog, the rules are probabably handy to have.

October 8, 2008 at 11:03 pm
(2) BillyWarhol says:

yeah it’s Sad + Pathetic we spend all this Time debating + even more disgusting the amount of Resources + Brainpower devoted to Studying God + Religion!! We have far more pressing Problems in the World that need attention now + solving + propping up dat Phony Baloney Religion doesn’t solve a Single Thing - A Complete + Utter Waste of Time + $$$!!!

;)) Peace*

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