what is self defense? Does protecting another constitute self defense? What about preemption? What if your deity told you to do it? Or you had to kill to prevent a desecration?
You're saying killing another person is a moral absolute. Perhaps not. On 3/14/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Killing another human being for a reason other than self defense IS wrong, > universally and objectively. Claiming otherwise is cultural relativism...a > position who's ludicracy has been made evident time and again. > > > > 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. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:200024 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
