(October 7, 2013 at 7:27 pm)Lion IRC Wrote: I wouldn't kill unless I was sure the end justified the means.
Darwinian natural selection "commands" such killing every hour of every day.
This is not about the ends justifying the means, this is about a message, every bit as compelling as that which convinced you of the existence of your deity, instructing you to kill me. No context. No explanation, just the message. How would you react?
Do you take personal revelation seriously, or is it just something you cite as a means to rationalise otherwise unsupported faith?
Bringing natural selection into this is another red herring. This is not about whether or not other entities kill, or how their killing is or is not justified. It is about how you treat information you allege comes from your deity.
Answer the question: how would you react?
I'll make it easy for you by outlining the possible answers.
1) Kill
2) Don't kill
There are no other options. Killing is binary. Which way would you go?
Don't moan that I've boxed you into a corner. You did that yourself by alleging a personal revelation as a compelling plank in your faith. I am sick of theists claiming atheists paint them into corners on these matters. I wasn't the one who brought unsubstantiated claims to the table. If you feel painted in to a corner, look to your own hand for the brush.
