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Originally posted by The_Dude
where was it that said "thou shall not kill" - the 10 commandments?? (i seriously am not certian since 1) i'm not christian or jewsish 2) i'm not much into religion).
is there a lil subscript by "thou shall not kill" that says "killing is not wrong, murdering is wrong".
whether it is a killing or a murder is depending on whose eyes you are looking thru.
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You are correct in your assesment of the 10 Commandments. The Bible also says this:
Ecclesiastes 3:1-10
1 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven-- 2 A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. 3 A time to kill and a time to heal;
This clearly defines that there are conditions in which killing is appropriate, and could be considered the subscript you refer to. You're right in assuming that the difference between killing and murder is objective. The Koran in this verse, defines killing in terms of believers and non believers:
4.93: And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his punishment is hell;
This also seems to place conditions on killing.
I'm not convinced that there is a conflicting moral code here, religiously speaking.