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would you rather be beaten and robbed, or kill the mugger?
Obv setting the matter in such a stark choice assumes the knowledge of things that in a real life situation would not be knowable.
But assuming that it can be known - if you are attacked, and rhetorically have two options:
1 - use deadly force by some means, and kill the attacker and protect yourself - suffering no loss of property or physical harm
2 - have possessions of yours stolen (whatever you may normally have with you - say wallet/handbag, phone and keys) and endure a mild to moderate beating (ie - physical injuries that would not require hospitalization or cause any lasting damage to your physical body)
Which would you choose, if you had the knowledge that such a choice existed?
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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