Originally posted by FetchmyjunkIf you come upon 14 year old who is waving a loaded and cocked gun around a roomful of people, what actions are morally permissible?
I believe that it is blindingly obvious for anyone who understands the context of the old testament and the new testament that since we now live during the new covenant causing any harm to children is always wrong.
Originally posted by apathistOf course nature actually exists. God created it. That's why it exists.
A benefit of atheism is that we can love and appreciate nature, which actually exists.
The fact that Christians acknowledge God as the creator of nature demonstrates a deeper love and appreciation for nature than an atheist is capable of.
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-Removed-I know you were talking to FMJ. Take a look at his question above to which you replied "I don't know".
I said have the faith of Jesus, believing God at His word as Jesus did.
The record is unbroken and preserved to this day just as it was in the day Jesus walked the earth, and for 1500 years before that.
Originally posted by JS357I asked fmj: If you come upon 14 year old who is waving a loaded and cocked gun around a roomful of people, what actions are morally permissible?
If you come upon 14 year old who is waving a loaded and cocked gun around a roomful of people, what actions are morally permissible?
It seems like one way to quiet fmj is to ask him a question he doesn't want to answer.
Originally posted by JS357Running away is certainly permissible in my opinion. What do you think?
I asked fmj: If you come upon 14 year old who is waving a loaded and cocked gun around a roomful of people, what actions are morally permissible?
It seems like one way to quiet fmj is to ask him a question he doesn't want to answer.
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Originally posted by FetchmyjunkYou mean running away from the kid with the gun, or running away from answering a question? (Or indeed cowardly running away from helping the other people in the room?).
Running away is certainly permissible in my opinion. What do you think?
What if running away wasn't an option? (You were trapped).
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeWhat if it was a toy gun, how would I know it was real and actually had a bullet in it and the kid wasn't taking the piss with a toy gun? Scenario is not realistic. And in some cultures a 14 year old is considered a man and not a child.
You mean running away from the kid with the gun, or running away from answering a question? (Or indeed cowardly running away from helping the other people in the room?).
What if running away wasn't an option? (You were trapped).
Originally posted by FetchmyjunkWhat if the kid was 10 and had already shot somebody?
What if it was a toy gun, how would I know it was real and actually had a bullet in it and the kid wasn't taking the piss with a toy gun? Scenario is not realistic. And in some cultures a 14 year old is considered a man and not a child.