I think the word 'deserving' used in this context is kinda silly. Let's start with a simple example. A guy kills somebody in a brutal way. If he is already suicidal and wants to die does he 'deserve' to die? This case implies that he deserves to be rewarded for a brutal murder.
I can't claim to know Bin Laden's mindset at the time of his death but for the sake of argument let's say that his one true goal is to be a martyr for Allah. Does he deserve martyerdom? The whole idea of death as a punishment is silly. When someone is dead they no longer feel punished. IMO, they feel absolutely nothing. Note that doesn't mean that I'm against putting people to death for crimes against society. I just look at the reasoning differently. The death penalty isn't a punishment. It's simply removing a tumor that is detrimental to the whole. On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:35 AM, pol.science kid <[email protected]>wrote: > I was reading about natural law..and a though came to my mind ...in > connection to revenge...and the concept of 'deserving' what someone > gets..recent example osama deserved to die for what he did...what i > mean is...is it natural...or universally presumed ...like in the > language to 'forgive' ...not give ...give back....give back what is > due...the same injury...i cant go into detail at the moment but this > what the jist is...is it a crude neutralising of equation...is that > what it all comes down to in simple terms
