amorality

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But the religionist, confessing the ruthless indifference, the amorality which he distrusts and fears, and not denying the majestic uniformity of order, nevertheless declares that these are not self-made, that the amorality is but one half and that the confusing half of the tale.

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  • If there have been millions of abductions, it seems as if by now, we'd have come up with something certifiably alien - a lab tool, a tunic, a skin sample, a heretofore unknown universal law, or yes, even a measly cocktail napkin Utter amorality: can psychopaths feel emotions by Steve Nadis no query term? —  Omni: Winter 1995
  • No one better than Fabre has expounded the blind operation of these little natural forces, the brutality of their manners, their cannibalism, and what we might call their amorality, were it possible to employ our human formulae outside our own human world With the gardener-beetles, if one is crippled, none of the same race halts or lingers; none attempts to come to his aid. —  Fabre, Poet of Science
  • Whether such inaction on Islamic supremacism is due to amorality, ignorance, or blindness - the responsibility does not change. —  Spero News
  • Her immaturity, her cluelessness, her sexual amorality -- all of it angered me. —  Ms. Magazine Online
  • Morgan's Comedian is the most charismatic Watchman - think of beefy, belligerent Robert Downey Jr - although his amorality is tough to cheer. —  Taipei Times
 

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