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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (13396)	5/11/2001 7:25:27 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Have we had a discussion here about the distinction between "unethical" and "immoral"? I don't remember. Maybe. I tend to think of ethics as a standard of fair play for competition and collaboration amongst people. You don't deceive or cheat or slander, et cetera, to get an advantage. I tend to think of immoral as sins against humanity-- sociopathic behavior. I would put human rights violations, the failure to nurture one's family, violence, disregard for the personhood of others, et cetera, in this category. I don't know if others make these distinctions or if they make them the same way as I do. I don't know if it even matters. But I do think it's not particularly useful to just lump every offense under the label of immoral although I can see where those from a religious tradition might do so. Karen