September 2, 2010
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the value of human's life.
ok, let me get serious for a little bit here. about a couple of weeks ago, i came across a blog
by a fellow xangan about his view on human's life and his believe that not all people deserve to live.
i left a comment but have yet to receive a reply so i don't know whether or not he is in agreement with my view. not to judge one's personal opinion here, for i am sure every one of us would have an opinion of our own on such subject, whether it is Pro for the choice in killing another human or against it, but what really bothers me the most is the way he expressed his opinion with such conviction as if taking a human's life is something that may be done out of necessity and not something to be ashamed about. i would not say that i agree or disagree with his personal view but his blog makes me wonder where we should draw a line when it comes to such situation.
my question is... is it acceptable to let our emotion takes over our sensible judgement in committing such act if we FEEL/THINK/BELIEVE that a particular person doesn't deserve to live? should the answer be any different when different circumstances apply, such as in self-defense and death-penalty?
Comments (9)
Is it acceptable? Hard to say. It's such an individual decision based on your beliefs and morals. I personally am against the death penalty, but I'm pro choice. Who knows if my views would change if I were ever put in a position to make a decision about one or the other.
I think I read his entry in a little different way than you did. I didn't read it as him saying that he would kill someone out of necessity and not necessarily feel ashamed about it. He just said that if his wife was being raped by someone and he had the means to use lethal force, he would use it to protect her.
I didn't read the post but I would say it's not really black & white. Also, it's not one of those things where we will always be logical. If we were presented with a dangerous situation (such as the example Chris made), I think that most of us would be capable of killing. Of course, I think most people would need to be pushed to the extreme limits before they reach that point though.
@CareyGLY - yeah, i'm with you on this carey.
@christao408 - i know. i understand the reason why he would feel that way but found his tone a bit harsh. but i get it, and not too proud to say that i may do the same if i were put in that situation.
@brooklyn2028 - no, definitely NOT black n white. NOTHING is in the real world. i would say that i too would be capable of such act if i'm pushed to the extreme limit.
@rudyhou - One of the challenges is really understanding tone when reading something on the internet. So easy to get different interpretations of how someone "sounds".
@christao408 - true. i'll try my best not to misinterpret YOUR blogs
People like that scares me because they think they are entitled to judge who is and isn't worthy to live.
if one thinks that he's the right to kill someone (that may deserve punishment), he'd eventually think he can kill everyone (even the innocent)
@orchidgrass - @Wangium - unfortunately, it's not a simply black and white issue, as CareyGLY, brooklyn2028, and christao408 have tried to explain.