undergroundsea
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Joined: 6/27/2004 From: Austin, TX Status: offline
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To calibrate terminology, I see morals to have greater variance across people and cultures than do ethics, and I see ethics to have a comparatively more objective flavor. I see morality to have a broader scope that is influenced by ethics as well as concepts of virtuosity. I see ethics to revolve around the concept of fairness. For instance, I see the question of premarital sex to be a moral matter, not an ethical one. I am more interested in ethics than morality. While I think it is easier to seek agreement about an ethical matter than a moral matter, I recognize there is a gray area in ethics as well. Perhaps some measure of ethics is whether the proposed fundamental idea seems equally reasonable if applied to self, a stranger, a loved one, or a rival. Within BDSM, I think one creed for ethics held by most, if not all, is consent. Earlier in this thread, my concern with hypnosis and brainwashing was that they appear to have greater potential to conflict with this creed than do most other forms of play. Clarifications by those who practice hypnosis suggest it is more benign than I knew it to be. I am less sure about brainwashing. Cheers, Sea
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