What is justice?
POSTED BY: Giantevilhead
UPDATED: Friday, December 9, 2005 05:42
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We agree then.
Here's another thought that will confuse Batman:
In the Serenity movie, the planet had something added to the air, with results I won't mention if you haven't see it yet.
The road to hell is paved with good intensions.
I believe (this is my set of values at work here) that there can also be Sin without malice. A more-to-the-point fact would be the state of the amazonian forest. Canadian forests also, for that matter. I don't want to sound like Edward Abbey, but justice may well slip away from us if we spend all our waking hours paying rent...
Oh, and the Lactose intolerant thing: I love it. Noone could say they never Huan Gua Pi (Badger says that, refering to noble people who have never smelled a fart before...)
Gedeon
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It's really not a sin when an "evil" act is created without malice, that has more to do with ignorance, stupidity, apathy, or lack of foresight.
"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam
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I don't think that humans can dictate what justice is. Humans by nature are greedy and they like to act in their own best interest. We are also inclined to justify our own actions but condemn others for doing the same thing.
It's nice to say that the law is their to protect us, but when you look at statistics those that are being protected are the ones that can pay for the protection.
I don't believe we can cleanse our laws and justice system of man's influence, but we can't expect everyone to adhere to Christianity's laws because then we are condemning other people beliefs.
There is no easy answer here.
The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds given adequate vacuuming systems.
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Justice is logical response.
If I get drunk and drive off a cliff, I die, and this is justice.
If I see a child being attacked and I stop the attacker using only the necessary means, this is justice.
If I kill another person for fun or profit, I will give up my life, this is justice.
If I vote for leaders that place value on human life, more so than on power or money, this is justice.
Chrisisall
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Originally posted by shinytalent:
I don't think that humans can dictate what justice is. Humans by nature are greedy and they like to act in their own best interest. We are also inclined to justify our own actions but condemn others for doing the same thing.
It's nice to say that the law is their to protect us, but when you look at statistics those that are being protected are the ones that can pay for the protection.
I don't believe we can cleanse our laws and justice system of man's influence, but we can't expect everyone to adhere to Christianity's laws because then we are condemning other people beliefs.
There is no easy answer here.
That is the problem isn't it? The human factor. Like it or not, our justice system is dictated by the will of humans and we have to deal with it. Not only do we have to deal with it, we have to refine it just as we refine everything else in the world. Justice must be bled of its taint and it must advance in accords to the progression of society so that it may serve as best as it can.
"I swallowed a bug." -River Tam
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What is a sin.
"What is sin? Sin is that which harms another unnecessarily. All else is mere pecadillo."
--Star, Empress of the Twenty Universes, as reported by Robert A. Heinlein in his novel Glory Road.
"Harming yourself isn't sinful. Just stupid." -- Lazarus Long
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