Originally posted by mikelomIf one has become a frequent starter of dumb threads, and bored a man, then does life have the same value as before one did?
If one has become a soldier, and killed and slain a man, then does life have the same value as before one did?
To have violated one's own life with such torture, does the torture ever go?
-m.
To have violaed one's life (and others) with such torture. does the torture ever go?
-u.
Originally posted by mikelomI suspect it depends on the sensitivity of your conscience. Clearly a conscience may be
If one has become a soldier, and killed and slain a man, then does life have the same value as before one did?
To have violated one's own life with such torture, does the torture ever go?
-m.
desensitised if it is repeatedly subject to an environment which salves it over or in the
case of psychopaths, not to work at all. It seems to me therefore to depend entirely
upon the sensitivity of your hypothetical killers conscience.
Originally posted by usmc7257you are under no duress to read it nor comment upon it, just saying.
If one has become a frequent starter of dumb threads, and bored a man, then does life have the same value as before one did?
To have violaed one's life (and others) with such torture. does the torture ever go?
-u.
Originally posted by coquettewheelbarrows as far as i am aware are inanimate and dont have consciences, but i
wheelbarrow
suspect it was a nice try at some light relief which may be appropriate for some people
are real grumpy about discussing anything with depth, even uncomfortable I would say.
Originally posted by robbie carrobieA soldier is trained to kill, and yet may not understand what the training is all for.
I suspect it depends on the sensitivity of your conscience. Clearly a conscience may be
desensitised if it is repeatedly subject to an environment which salves it over or in the
case of psychopaths, not to work at all. It seems to me therefore to depend entirely
upon the sensitivity of your hypothetical killers conscience.
If on the first occasion of a slaying a soldier might just repent a mis-led or misunderstood reason for believing his cause.
That wouldn't be desensitisation, but complete remorse.
If so, would he be a changed man without any ability to live a normal life ahead, as per my OP?
This belongs to spirituality, but is probably of general interest anyway.
The point in question is how do we value life. And more specifically is there a difference between the value of my life and the value of my enemies life?
Then we have to answer the question if killing is in some instances tolerated, allowed or even called for.
So most of us could agee that taking a villians life to save the life of the princess is preferable to letting the villian kill the princess. However this constitutes already a clear distinction between the relative values of their lifes. In fairy tales the authors take that decisions for us but who does in Real Life?
Since at least now we have to aks ourselves if there is some kind of being beyond us who can actually judge those matters the GF part is over
(And this is not implying that we talk about God, read your Arthur Clarke on this, who confessed to be an atheist)