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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

stealing from the dictionary here:

"Moral" implies conformity to established sanctioned codes or accepted notions of right and wrong.

"Ethical" may suggest the involvement of more difficult or subtle questions of rightness, fairness, or equity.

I believe your dictionary has these exactly backwards; formal codes of behavior for various professionas are often called Professional Codes of Ethics.

"Noble" implies moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean, or dubious in conduct and character.

And here I thought it meant your ancestors had a "von" in their name :-)

I say without a righteous God against whom we can measure our actions, there is no right or wrong.

Lots of religious people make this argument, but it's still without foundation.