Morality

[Scabby Joe]

1) He condones and encourages genocide
2) He condones and encourages slavery
3) He condones beating slaves to an extent where they die a few days after the beating

And yes, there are bible quotes that say all of these things, and worse. Also, don't go bitching about context, because all of these 3 are despicable no matter where or why they are said or done.
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You mean that they are objectively immoral?

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As far as the topic of conversation being discussed...I maintain that morality is universal. Killing and murdering is, always has been, and always will be immoral, and has always been considered as such which is why all societies all the way back to the caveman eras did not just wantonly murder one another and why the earliest laws always tended to start with "don't kill each other." The RANGE of those moralities has certainly changed, sure...and for the better. There's a reason we call primitive humans "barbarians."
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If killing people is wrong, is killing an ape or a pig wrong? If not, why?