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Originally Posted by shrubbery
What about the commandment "Thou shall not kill!" ? So you can kill, but just as long as the person you're killing deserves it? Is that it?
And still, I can't really argue on this. I'm just shocked that most people here would rather kill than receive a few bruises. It just blows my mind that there is so many willing to kill for something as pety. The emotional damage of killing someone will be a lot worse than the damage you get from a mugging. So you lose, no matter what .. the only difference is that you'll still have your pride.
And for those of you that believe in heaven and hell? What are you thinking? That you'll still go to heaven, because he had it coming to him?
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So, let's say that you don't act, he robs you, and gets away. You've just managed to teach him that attacking people pays pretty well. So next time he goes out, he's going to do it again. Or do you think that once he gets your wallet and stomps on you a while, he's going to discover Jesus and stop robbing people? What happens when you didn't act to stop him, and he kills somebody? Now their blood is on your hands, because you failed in your civic duty to society, and your failure caused the death of an innocent.
Frankly, I don't care what the old testament says. I'm not Jewish, Christian, or Muslim.
You say the emotional damage of killing someone is worse than the damage you get from being mugged. What do you base that on?