Dr. Adlaja is correct; I did fail to explain the essentialness of morality. Volumes have been written by many a brighter wit than I, but I did assume such was a given. After all, I know of no one who aspires to be (or their children to be ) an uneducated disease-ridden crack whore.

Notwithstanding, Dr Adalja has left me unconvinced, and severely in question of his moral principle. He speaks not of reason this time as "indispensable to morality" because by his own words he proves the validity of my argument. If morality is simply defined as a code furthering one's life, than life itself must be redefined to suit the situation. Which, by reason, many have argued the very thing. (I trust no example needed) And if it is that morality is indispensable to survival, as Dr. Adalja claims, than how could morality be at the same time good to one and bad to another which in almost every circumstance reduced to surviving it would have to be? Dr. Adalja also errs by assuming that I imply absolute truth is derived from religious edict. (For those wading ­or hiding in the shallows of religion, this certainly is true.) Whereas, objectively speaking, a profound analysis of sociology, philosophy, psychology, and ethics all persuade man's reason (presuming that an intellect is present) to one of two conclusions: 1. There is an absolute truth present in this world, which only then is the studious traveler introduced to spirituality. Or 2. Man is god (or simply top of the food chain) free to decide of himself what is good and what is bad and the dispensation of both when it furthers his life to so do. Deductively then, morality is indifferent to itself and annuls any action whether it be good or bad. This makes the whole premise of morality an unneeded absurdity within the survival of man.

—On a personal note—May I suggest, Dr. Adalja, if we are to to continue in this debate, and I would be obliged if we did, that we come up with a working and agreeable definition of morality independent of situation influence. Or if you so desire to remove your interest therefrom, we may quit at a stalemate. It's up to you.