Good point, but it could be argued that the vast majority of religions and societies in the world do make killing others sinful or immoral via various laws, precepts etc. That would suggest that it is a universal truth that humanity as a whole views killing as wrong.
On 3/14/06, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are of the opinion that every subscribes to your beliefs. They don't. > > Many Gods (and their followers) do not have a prohibition against > killing. Some even think it a religious necessity. > > In your belief system, you have defined rights and wrongs. They will > not match the beliefs of others. I know that this then makes them > "wrong" in your beliefs, but again, that is just YOUR belief. > > Your argument assumes YOUR higher power and beliefs are the only > correct ones, and therefore anything that disarees with them is wrong. > > (I also feel this way, but YOUR beliefs are the ones that are wrong. > Mine are right. Although I probably question mine a lot more than you > do.) > > On 3/13/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That doesn't make any sense, it is never RIGHT to kill for any reason, > > you are not God, you are not a creator of life. Our society has created > > laws that allow for sanctioned immoral behavior. > > > > War, the Death Penalty, and slavery exist but that doesn't make them > > right, and because some groups practice them, doesn't make it morally > > acceptable at a higher level. > > > > I guess my argument assumes belief in a higher power, something that has > > created rules but also given us the ability to follow those rules as we > > wish. > > > > Morality is not subjective; ethics is the subjective application of > > morality. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:200009 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
