In the tradition of the Orthodox Church, we define morality through studying the existential truth of man. This means beginning with the ontological question: what is being, and what does it mean for man to be? What relationship is there between what he is as a biological entity and being in itself, the definitive and immutable potential for existence? Does the individual distinctiveness of each human being, the unique, distinct and unrepeatable expression of his physical build, his speech, his thought,
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