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Originally posted by darkwing duck1:
That attitude simply doesn't square with the facts, folks. Evil exists in the world. You don't try to understand it, or make deals with it. You cannot change it. All you can do is eliminate it wherever it appears.
There have been references made to religion (including Christianity). OK, ask yourself this: was the Jesus who scourged the moneychangers from the temple being a pacifist? On the cross, did he release the thief from his death sentance (which the thief admitted was a just punishment for his crimes)? No to both examples.
When he returns to the Earth, will he be coming to negotiate or to try to understand the wicked? No, he will be returning with a sword, and an army of angels, and he will smite down the wicked until (to use the image used in Revelations) "the blood flows to the level of the bridles of the horses".
But killing people does not take evil it only creates more suffering ( see my arguments about mercy and revenge ). Do any of you ever think about the relatives of the criminal - how they feel when they see that person killed. Maybe they want to revenge too? Violence only leads to a vicious circle.
Reagrding you two examples with Jesus. Of course the answer is no, because it was his task to redeem mankind frm death and sin rescuing a thief was not neccessary and second it was Earth's justice but he was from God's Realm ( do not know if it's correctly translated ) and so would impose God's justice.
Considering you third point of Jesus: No he would not try to understand because he already does - he is almighty and knows everything, so there is not need for trying to understand.
And actually it looks a bit arrogant to compare oneself, or society to God, doesn't it?
And still it is said "You shall not kill" and not "Don't kill, except somebody commited crime or the like"
And even if you are not religious, that's a strange argument because if somebody jumps out of the window, do you follow him?
That's what small children do ( not jumping out of the window, of course http://216.40.212.6/Board/ubb/wink.gif ). They say: "But he did it too, or he started it".
Its not very convincing if you choose the same method for punishing people.
He killed somebody, so we do so too.
One should assume that adult and enlighted people could do better.
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