JDG wrote:
At 04:50 PM 8/9/2004 -0700 Deborah Harrell wrote:
Please explain, then, how any war can be "just," since
it is inevitable that innocents will be killed, maimed
and left bereft by.....
Deborah,
I could say the same thing about automobiles..... does that mean that
driving automobiles is an evil act, since it is inevitable that driving
automobiles leaves innocents killed, maimed, and left bereft?
I use the same logic with a "just war" - intent matters.
The difference between the two is in the intent. In a war you fully
intent to kill people and usually end up also hitting innocents in the
process, with a car the idea is that you avoid hitting other traffic
participants as much as possible and refrain from actions that increase
the likelyhood of hitting said traffic participants.
Sonja :o)
GCU: Have you been playing evil games again?
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