RE: Which Comes First?
October 15, 2009 at 11:04 pm
(This post was last modified: October 15, 2009 at 11:05 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:Or right?
The morality of murder has always been argued by the simple expedient of changing the definition:
It continues to this day. When the State commits murder it's called 'capital punishment' or 'war'.
The Americans even invented a new euphemism for murder within war; 'collateral damage' .
Muslim terrorists have no trouble morally justifying the murders they commit:Simple;they're not murder.
The Torah is replete with examples of murder encouraged and commanded by YHWH.My favourite is the massacre of the inhabitants who happened to be living in Canaan when the chosen people turned up,after having been lost for 40 years.
I would love to hear an example of an a moral absolute. Up to about 5 years ago, I simply accepted there were such things.Then a friend challenged me to name one. I could not,and have not been able to think of one..