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Moral justification for the execution of criminals of war?
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RE: Moral justification for the execution of criminals of war?
August 6, 2022 at 10:42 pm (This post was last modified: August 6, 2022 at 10:42 pm by John 6IX Breezy.)
(August 3, 2022 at 8:13 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: As an atheist, I necessarily oppose infinite punishments for finite transgressions. Nazi war crimes, as horrific as they were, were finite.

In what way, as an atheist, do you consider the punishment to be infinite? Given that our lifespans are already finite, are you not merely reducing the finiteness by however many years?
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RE: Moral justification for the execution of criminals of war? - by John 6IX Breezy - August 6, 2022 at 10:42 pm

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