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COMPARE AND CONTRAST MORALS AND ETHICS

While both ethics and morals deal with distinguishing right from wrong,

ethics are usually associated with a practical set of rules that are to be followed in a
professional setting, such as a code of ethics in medicine, law, and business, whereas
morals refer to an individual’s personal principles.

Ethics are the rules you abide by in order to remain within a community or profession.
Morals are your personal values that run to the core of your very being. Depending on
your profession, it’s possible for your morals regarding a certain matter to be stricter
than the code of ethics for the same issue.

While having morals is generally viewed as a means to be and do good (and

sometimes, to hold the “moral high ground”), if your morals fall below those of
generally agreed-upon ethics, your behavior may be seen as falling out of line with
what is seen as appropriate in your community or profession, and you may suffer
consequences as a result.

Moral values are relative values that protect life and are respectful of the dual life
value of self and others. The great moral values, such as truth, freedom, charity, etc.,
have one thing in common. When they are functioning correctly, they are life
protecting or life enhancing for all. But they are still relative values. Our relative
moral values must be constantly examined to make sure that they are always
performing their life-protecting mission.

A person who knows the difference between right and wrong and chooses right is
moral. A person whose morality is reflected in his willingness to do the right thing –
even if it is hard or dangerous – is ethical. Ethics are moral values in action. Being
ethical id an imperative because morality protects life and is respectful of others – all
others. It is a lifestyle that is consistent with mankind’s universal values as articulated
by the American Founding Fathers – human equality and the inalienable right to life.
As warriors it is our duty to be protectors and defenders of the life value and to
perform the unique and difficult mission of taking the lives of those acting immorally
(against life) when necessary to protect the lives of innocent others.

And when we compare together

 As morals are framed and designed by the group, there is no option to think and
choose; the individual can either accept or reject. Conversely, the people are free
to think and choose the principles of his life in ethics.
 Morals may vary from society to society and culture to culture. As opposed to
Ethics, which remains same regardless of any culture, religion or society.
 Morals do not have any applicability to business, whereas Ethics is widely
applicable in the business known as business ethics.
 Morals are expressed in the form of statements, but Ethics are not expressed in
the form of statements.
2. WHAT ARE ETHICAL AND MORAL STANDARDS