But if I had to choose between killing a very evil, stupid man and a orang utan, which would I choose? Suppose the man was Saddam Hussein,
I think it is ethically okay, or maybe just the best we can do, to kill a person when by doing so one would save many lives.
or a paedophile,
I don't agree with this at all. It would just more guilt and shame on their victims. We must always put the needs of the children first, not our own understandable feelings as adults.
No i don't think we need a God to understand this. i also think that man has made God in his image.
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It seems to me that, to support the idea of the sanctity of human (as opposed to ALL) life, we need the idea of a god, as a creator who made us in his own image, so that we have something to underwrite our sense of being special.
No this isn't true. Many feel as you do. Really.
I feel a terrible sadness when I see animals lying by the side of the road, dead or dying, having been hit by a car, and no-one cares about them. No human, and no other animal, cares about them. They are utterly and profoundly alone in this universe, left without any regard even in their worst moment - the ending of their I - no-one stops to help them, no-one prays for them, no-one thinks to sit beside them as they die.
Not too long a go as John adnI were driving to a dog show, a Springer escaped and was galloping along the side of the road. He ran out in front of me. i was doing 40mph. Everything seemd to go in slow motion. John yelled 'oh no ohn oh no' in a voice I have not ever heard form him in 22 years. He is a quiet man. I hit the dog. He somersaulted over and over and got up and ran off. I stopped the car and went after him. he ran home. He had one torn nail. It was sickening. Niether of us forgot it in a hurry. I cannot imagine, well actually I can and it soesn't bear thinking about, what it would feel liek to run a person over.
I cannot watch animal crulety on tv. I can't watch ads for animal protection soceties etc. I reall cannot handle it. I think it is because animals are so inncent, arre silent, and defenceless againts us. Like children really.
There is an aloneness in there that I find almost heart-stopping.
that i know.
So, I am an atheist, but it does leave me alone in the universe,
we are all ultimately alone.
with an awful lot of questions, and a big gap in morality where god used to explain things.mmm. i am not at all sure we need to have God in order to have morals9if that is what you mean).
I am so glad you joined the list.it wonderful to have such stimulation.
Sarah
