RE: Justice: Is it really worth it?
July 15, 2012 at 2:40 am
(This post was last modified: July 15, 2012 at 2:42 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:One of the root causes of the Invasion of Iraq was a desire to bring about justice
Of course you do ,but I don't. Justice had nothing whatsoever to do with the invasion of Iraq. THE reason was the perceived best interest of the United States. When lining up cannon fodder,politicians invariably claim a non existent moral high ground. The invasion of Iraq was made possible by the collective US nervous breakdown and lust for vengeance caused by the 9/11 attacks.
Wars are never just and never fought on moral principle, regardless of what sophists such as Augustine of Hippo might have claimed. Wars are always fought for one or both of two reasons; to take something the other chap has or to stop the other chap from taking something you have. The innate xenophobia,greed,aggression and stupidity of humans beings makes it easy for us to kill each other. We never have the slightest problem coming up with or believing some humbug justification,such ;as 'justice', democracy' or any one of a thousand god
Quote:Since many atheists do not believe in an afterlife or a justice outside the realm of the physical, do you desire to have justice carried out in this lifetime
Atheism has no position on any issue apart from the existence of God(s)
"Justice' is a vague term,to me, almost meaningless in my daily life. Nor have I ever seen such a thing as "a justice system" (using 'justice' to mean an impartial ,consistent and efficient system of judgment/punishment/compensation.)
All I've ever seen are deeply flawed legal systems in which justice is sometimes done through happy accident, but not through design. The purpose of the law is to maintain order by maintaining the status quo.
s.
