Religion: pros & cons pt1 (Religion)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Tuesday, October 21, 2014, 23:47 (3685 days ago) @ David Turell

Tony: Does, "Though shall not kill" get reinterpretted as "Thou shall not kill except to save your life" or "Thou shall not kill unless it is convenient"?
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> The proper Hebrew translation is " thou shalt not murder". We can kill as a societal punishment.-Even still, does that mean you can murder to save your own life, or someone elses? What about murdering over religious ideologies or for political reasons. -DHW wants to start making exceptions to the laws based on human reasoning. That is a slippery slope, and the same trap that lead to all the religiously motivated wars and murders in the past. It is the idea that you can say, "Sure, this is the law but....." and then make an excuse as to why the law does not apply.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.