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Old 11-07-2007, 06:46 AM   #97 (permalink)
tecoyah
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It seems to me at least, that true ethical behavior comes down to a deep understanding of what it means to be a good person....regardless of one faith or another. While it is certainly true that cultural differences make defining a single ethic impossible, there are in mt opinion certain standards that are universal to the human species...part of the "normal mind" in a way.
I would hope that all minds work along the same principles as my own, but understand this is not the case. I may see purposeful damage done to another as something to be avoided due to my belief in some kind of Karma, but there is more to it than that...almost a spiritual guardrail that is meant to keep me on the road.
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