If you knew (informed by God, Buddha, whatever) that if you killed your parents, there would never be another war ever again -- would you do it?

DP

whats so bad about war?

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WAR what is it good for absolutely nothing! good *** (LOL I swear all the time but dont use the lords name in vain messed up huh) Its good for population control, nationalism, CNN's rating, arms companys and not much else.



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Nope, I rather die a hundred times then kill thoose of my blood, and I rather kill the world then kill the ones I love.. Even for a purpose of a higher ideal, killing i wrong and if I believed in god, how could I ever justify killing???

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No. Too awful to think about. I am a pacifist which means I just can't kill anyway. Not in RL. (and I don't even like my parents http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...les/tongue.gif )

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Well, I wouldn't, war does have SOME benefits, quite a few technological advancements are made because of wars, we lose some of our overpopulation, the various industries get some more work to do making weapons and vehicles.

Well, my dad passed away last year...if he were living I would have to say no!
My mother, however, is just longing to be sent back to hell!

Ready for peace people?
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[This message has been edited by Moni (edited 06-03-2001).]

Well, I would do it. What do me and my family weight against the zillions of people in the world, present and future ? And I LOVE my parents. I would kill myself along anyway. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/frown.gif

However, if whatever God was such minded as to put this on me, I would rather go to Hell forever after, than meet him ever again.

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[This message has been edited by Moiraine (edited 06-03-2001).]

Really good question... and a tough one.

Killing your own parents to prevent future wars...
My question in return would be, how does one relate to the other? How would killing your parents prevent war? And how do you prevent free will with the planet?

Now if killing myself would prevent war... the above would apply... but the answer would be easier. (I think) Too much to boggle my brain with.

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If it was myself, I would do it, if I could find a painless way of course, if it was someone else, I wouldn't.

No God wouldn't say that.......it is probably the illusion of Satan.

He did not create:

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[This message has been edited by Moni (edited 06-03-2001).]

I guess wars would just have to go on! Got to particapate in one about ten years ago. Scariest damn thing I've ever done! Don't recommend it to anyone.

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I'M STILL THINKING ABOUT IT!


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[This message has been edited by adam warlock (edited 06-04-2001).]

What are the propabilities that either or both my parents would get killed in the next war, i need to information to make an informed decision http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif

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We were asked this exact same question by a lecturer at Uni
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My answer was "Since the situation could never arise, I shan't ask such an irrelevant question - this is a Systems Structure unit, not hypothetical ethics"
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I would not kill my parents.

I am not responsible for the actions of others - not the foolish and the short-sighted that start wars, nor of the soldiers that made a choice that put them at risk, nor of the unlucky people who find themselves caught in the middle. It is them at fault - and for me to commit a wrong, to hurt myself to save them from their own foolish selves, just doesn't sit right with me. Why should I help them if they cannot help themselves? Would they be grateful? Would they care? Would they be resentful at me for restricting them, however much it would cost me and however much good it would do? Why should my parents die for that? What have my parents done to deserve the death I am told to give them?

However, I am responsible for my own actions - and I want my parents alive and my soul free of guilt. If God can end war, just like that, and he forces me to do something like that to bring it about, he's not worth my worship.

Besides, my Dad is an old, crusty bouncer at a pub, and he'd probably beat me up. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

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Im in the same boat as you tancred my dads a ex-boxer and prison guard/amateur weight lifter. When hes 90 he will still be able to take me.

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i would have to say no. wars are great for thinning out populations, and advancing technology. if it wasnt for wwII, thered be no atomic reactor. if there was no Revolutionary War, wed all be overrun by the british, a fate worse than death! and also, whos to say that our lives wouldnt become so boring that we just kill ourselves? i mean lets face it, the computer your using right now was developed during a war, or at least the model for it was! anyone ever heard of ENIAC? it was the first computer, it was made during a war, and that fact assured its continued development. also, did i mention that without it, aliens would come down from the sky and enslave us because there would be no weapons?

We weren't allowed to consider whether God, Buddha etc. would ask us to do this or not, only answer the question. IIRC, we were practicing debating techniques, tricks and tricky debates. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

The prof himself posed a question that's more down-to-earth in a way, less easy to answer. I'll put that one up, too. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/noncgi/smiles/338.gif

DP

Do my parents get to know. Why I might kill them. War is just a terrible thing. Look at us humans wanting to have all this power and getting it at such great costs to the human race. Not only will you have no more wars. But you will be taking away our ambitions for all this hunger for power. It would a major change for us as a human race.

And what are classing as war, just the war we have with others. Or what about the war of fighting Aids,MS,STD(hehe). Because this is from of war. We have on, other aspect of our lives just not war with our selves. You take away the ablity to have war you take away the ablity to want to fight these sort of things. War is a feeling some people have. Sometimes good sometimes bad.

This was a very hard question to answer. But maybe I just read into to much. Over and out ten four good buddy.

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