<http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ari_ayn_rand_the_objectivist_ethics> "the Objectivist ethics is the morality of life" -- Ayn Rand
--- In LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com, "Zack Bass" <zak...@...> wrote: > > > Nah, I got an A+ in my college Ethics course, but I still use the terms > Morality and Ethics interchangeably. I am in line with Ayn Rand's usage: > "A code of values accepted by choice is a code of morality." > See > <http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ari_ayn_rand_the_objectivist_ethics> > > > When you mention Religion, though, I do believe you are conflating the ideas > of SIN and Immorality. > > Asshole though I may be, I have demonstrated over and over that I *AM* Moral > and Ethical, because I follow the Non-Aggression Principle and advocate it at > all times - regardless of my baser leanings, I always follow it and hold it > as the highest Principle... and that makes me a libertarian, with Morals and > Ethics. As Ayn Rand says, it is a code of values accepted by CHOICE by > someone who might have motives to choose otherwise; a code of Morality and of > Ethics. > > > --- In LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com, wdg3rd@ wrote: > > > > I wouldn't say whether there was a moral difference, > > since I run my life on ethics. > > Groups mean nothing to me unless they have > > baseball bats aimed at me > > (it's illegal to defend yourself with even your > > fists in New Jersey). > > I hold to high ethical standards, especially the ZAP, and have no morals > > (I've been an atheist for a long time), and while asshole that you are you > > respect neither morals nor ethics, you may know the difference between > > ethics and morals, you are well-read. > > > > -- > > Ward Griffiths wdg3rd@ > > > > <home.comcast.net/~wdg3rd> > > > > Aim high and you won't shoot your foot off. -- Phyllis Diller > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Zack Bass" <zakbas@> > > > > > --- In LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com, wdg3rd@ wrote: > > > > > > > > I am a pacifist (have you actually looked up > > > > the word in the dictionary, Larry, it has > > > > nothing to do with individual interactions > > > > > > > > > > You dare to say, in this forum, that there is a Moral difference > > > between the actions of an Individual and the actions of a hundred or a > > > million Individuals in a Group? > > >
