(January 13, 2017 at 8:22 am)A Theist Wrote: Out of curiosity, if you were called upon to plead for the lives of the likes of Ted Bundy, Dylan Roof, Timothy McVeigh, John Wayne Gacy, etc...at their trials, what evidence would you give, or what would you say to convince a courtroom that their lives should be spared?
How about "having this law on the books so we can take revenge on these guys puts innocent lives in jeopardy."
Now a question for you. How many innocent lives are you willing to sacrifice as collateral damage for you to be able to fulfill your lust for revenge?
Hint: There is no way to ensure 100% infallibility of a court case.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell