2006-11-13 08:35:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The Bible says "Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot." Deuteronomy 19:21
Gandhi said: "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind".
The Bible suggests "an eye for an eye" as an actual standard for punishment. If Joe injures Bob and Bob becomes blind in one eye, then Joe will be punished by having one of his own eyes blinded.
Ghandi argued that this approach is wrong. My interpretation of what he meant is that If a world where one person loses an eye is bad, to have two people lose their eyes is worse. Violence by the state is just as bad as violence by the person.
Links take you to the Bible quote and to the wikipedia article on Gandhi.
2006-11-13 08:51:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
you mean 'whole world blind" right?
It is an oversimplification meaning that if everytime a wrongdoing happens, if revenge is done in the same quantity, everyone will be hurt by it. If you take someones eye everytime they took yours, everyone would eventually be blind.
2006-11-13 16:38:22 · answer #2 · answered by vanman8u 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
A person needs steroscopic vision to see both sides of every problem/occasion.Color (supposedly)is only gifted to humaaaaaaaans.The ability to do this w/only one eye means a persons view of the world is always correct..never wrong.There-in lies the rub...I could bebe wrong.
2006-11-13 16:44:45 · answer #3 · answered by woodstockghandii 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe it's a matter of interpretation.
Philosophically, I think it means no one is perfect.
If everyone was caught, and every bad deed was punished everyone would be punished for something.
2006-11-13 16:40:10 · answer #4 · answered by TJ's Dad 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋