Quote Originally Posted by pj View Post
Then you agree with Objectivist ethics - whether you like the words or not. You concur that you are the final authority regarding your own behavior. You are defining your morals and ethics as you see fit. That doesn't mean you don't have them... in fact, we already know you do just by the way you choose to conduct yourself around here.[/b]
No, not QUITE. I agree with the gist and conclusion, but not neccesarily the "moral content" of objectivism. I don't like the idea that the seeking of one;'s own self-interest is the moral purpose in life. That, for me, still stinks of somewhat of a universal moral principle.

I would agree, however, that the individual creates his or her own "ethical" codes. And I would add that morality is dependent on the society or group of individuals under discussion. I tend to distinguish "Morality" from "Ethics".