RE: Death Penalty
July 23, 2014 at 10:45 pm
(This post was last modified: July 23, 2014 at 10:45 pm by Chad32.)
(July 23, 2014 at 10:39 pm)Blackout Wrote:(July 23, 2014 at 10:38 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Few people can remain calm and collected in times like these, so I don't blame anyone for wanting to make someone suffer as they were made too. Whether it's right or not is debatable, but there's a reason why anger is a listed stage of the grieving process.
But defending the death penalty because of a thirst for blood is called an appeal to emotions fallacy. There's a reason why the victims/relatives don't have a right to dictate the sentence and courts are impartial. Why do you think that is?
Yes, we must resist appeals to emotion in many things. I think doctors are discouraged from operating on loved ones too. "Too close to the situation", as they say.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html