(February 7, 2013 at 4:21 am)Ryantology Wrote: That being said, it's very telling that you consider it 'warped' to interpret genocide, rape, slavery, child murder and torture as bad and undesirable things.
Slavery isn't either bad or necessarily undesirable... infact, your 'modern societies' still contain it in many extents.
You really want to call torture out as wholly bad and undesirable? Be my guest... I'm rather comfortable with my state engaging in such behavior

Evolutionarily thinking... rape is actually *quite good*, as it propagates one's DNA.
Genocide is the cultural annihilation of a nation/ethnicity, politically valuable in many ways.
Child murder can be a good thing, especially since children are a massive expense which many poor people do not need.
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Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
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