RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 22, 2015 at 12:14 pm
(This post was last modified: June 22, 2015 at 12:15 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 22, 2015 at 11:47 am)rexbeccarox Wrote:(June 22, 2015 at 11:37 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: That is fine. I respect your opinion about me. I still think you are a good person.
Well hold on a second there... if this was self defense (also including defense of another person's life), than I absolutely do not think it was an immoral act. The way you described it to me didn't sound like it was though.
Just to clarify, this is what I believe self defense to be -
If someone is attacking you (or another), you have the right to exert as much force as is necessary to stop them. No more, and no less. If that amount of force results in the offenders death, if is justified and not immoral.
If this was the case, then I absolutely agree that her actions were moral.
But I believe the only time it is moral to take another person's life is in the case of self defense. This means I oppose any death sentences, in whatever form they may come.
Wait... what's that you say? Morality is subjective?
Becca, I have spent the last few pages explaining the difference between the morality of objective act and a person's moral culpability.
Check out my post 1505 for more clarification.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
