Evil and Wrong

2005-04-15 Thread Dan Minette
> > Finally, I would argue that the only justification for killing and > > war is weakness. If we were strong enough to stop evil actions > > without such extreme measures, then we would be morally compelled to > > do so. > > I cannot agree with the premise that underlies this -- that evil is "o

Re: Evil and Wrong

2005-04-16 Thread Nick Arnett
On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:35:40 -0500, Dan Minette wrote > > > Finally, I would argue that the only justification for killing and > > > war is weakness. If we were strong enough to stop evil actions > > > without such extreme measures, then we would be morally compelled to > > > do so. > > > > I cann

Re: Evil and Wrong

2005-04-16 Thread Nick Arnett
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 07:22:55 -0700, Nick Arnett wrote > I hear to say that we are on God's > side, rather than (as Lincoln said) praying that we are on God's > side. That first part should have read, "I hear to say that God is on our side..." Nick __