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Originally Posted by Fire
I have never, and will never, subscribe to a philosophy of turning the other cheek, because it does not work- stupid violence and over-reactive revenge is are a bad idea, but if harmed I will feel quite justified in harming someone back within reasonable proportion, indeed more than they harmed me- as this will tend to prevent further injury to me.
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So you're saying that if someone committed an evil act on you, you would return the evil? What do you mean by "reasonable proportion"? Do you mean "equal proportion"?
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