Do Christian Parents Abuse their Children?

[vulcanlogician]

Could you elaborate?

Imagine that I strike you with a pen. It causes your death. The action of my muscles using a pen to murder you, necessarily must come from a thought of me to harm you.

This should be obvious barring involuntary actions.

Another stuff. History tells us that dictators can kill milions, not with their own hands, simply with their thoughts.

I hope I made it clear.

You certainly clarified what you were saying. But I still have concerns.

Let's say that someone steps on my foot and causes me pain. The involuntary reflex period passes, but then I look at this person and think "I ought to punch you in the face!"

But then I think: "Wait a second, he didn't mean to step on my foot." And then I don't punch him. Have I violated ethics in any way here?

If a fascist dictator thinks about killing someone or some people, he must first give the order to murder them before anyone dies. Giving the order is an ACTION not a thought. (Unless the entourage surrounding a given dictator consists of mind readers.)

Anyway, that's the way I was approaching your statement.

Any thoughts?