Quote:I think any government should do everything within their power to recognize that people should have a right to life, a right to free speech, right to assemble, etc..., and that the government should do their best to enforce these standards.
Obviously nobody can guarantee life, but a government should recognize that nobody is justified in taking another's life, saving extreme circumstances.
Well,yes,I DID read your post ,and responded to what you actually said. You said "a government should RECOGNISE that no one is justified in taking another life except in extreme circumstances." My positions remains that your claim is based on moral value. I reject that claim as a principle because I reject the notion of absolute moral imperatives.I also believe government is properly based on the pragmatic consideration of the greatest good for the greatest number which is based on moral relativism.[/quote]
If we disagree, I agree to differ.If I've misunderstood,perhaps it's because you expressed yourself poorly.In either case,I have nothing further to say to you on this topic.
