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Originally posted by dj2beckerKilling an innocent human person is always wrong. However, by adding the word 'innocent', you've taken the scenario out of the courtroom and on to philosophical grounds.
So is the unlawful premeditated killing of an innocent human being [b]absolutely wrong?[/b]
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Originally posted by BigDoggProblemSo you believe that absolute right and wrong exists?
Killing an innocent human being is always wrong. However, by adding the word 'innocent', you've taken the scenario out of the courtroom and on to philosophical grounds.
Are you an atheist?
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18 Feb 07
Originally posted by BigDoggProblemThe thread was aimed at atheists, but never mind...
Yes.
No. Agnostic.
So you believe that absolute right and wrong exists, fine. What absolute basis (or absolute point of reference) do you use to differentiate between right and wrong or (good and evil)?
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18 Feb 07
Originally posted by dj2beckerI would say no, it isn't always absolutely wrong, I can imagine some extremely unlikely scenarios for when murder is justified. However, most of the time I would say that it is definitely wrong.
Within an Atheistic framework, would it be [b]absolutely wrong at any time to murder another human being? If so, why?[/b]
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18 Feb 07
Originally posted by Bad wolfSo is the unlawful premeditated killing of an innocent human being absolutely wrong?
I would say no, it isn't always absolutely wrong, I can imagine some extremely unlikely scenarios for when murder is justified. However, most of the time I would say that it is definitely wrong.
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18 Feb 07
Originally posted by dj2beckerGenerally yes, but I guess there could be exceptions, so I don't think it is absolutely wrong. Laws can be wrong and unjustified and I doubt they could be justifiably applied to every possible scenario conceivable.
So is the unlawful premeditated killing of an innocent human being absolutely wrong?
18 Feb 07
Originally posted by dj2beckerNatural law. If it is permissible to kill innocent human persons, then none of us is safe. If we're not safe, we can't prosper as a species. Since we are clearly designed to care for each other and to procreate, we are acting against our own nature by killing innocent persons.
The thread was aimed at atheists, but never mind...
So you believe that absolute right and wrong exists, fine. What absolute basis (or absolute point of reference) do you use to differentiate between right and wrong or (good and evil)?
