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Originally Posted by Jefferson  When an "executioner" ends the life of a convicted criminal, that is a FAR CRY from killing an innocent, helpless baby. Is it murder? Possibly. But most people would call it justice.
A soldier? I suppose that depends on whether the soldier is intentionally killing innocent civilians, or "doing his job" doesn't it?
Eating meat? Sure, call it murder if you want. But you're going to have a hard time convincing any intelligent person that a chicken is equivalent to a human being. | What we have established here is that as long as YOU agree with the killing you have a harder time calling it murder and you even feel a need to justify it (with the chicken thing).
The point is the morality of these kinds of things is pretty personal. Is a solider killing an enemy a murderer?? Hard to say, but it is something that he or she is going to have to deal with PERSONALLY. Same goes for eating meat and the same goes for that pregnant mother when she makes that personal decision.
Do you see where I am coming from here Jefferson?? --- help me Instant Runoff Voting, you're my only hope --- There is little doubt that the world in general is more liberal than it was 50 years ago and beyond. Conservatives are simply roadblocks on the path to an ever more progressive and liberal world. What a sad existence. |