2007-05-14 08:29:58 · 21 answers · asked by tkj3395 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think I mispoke when I said murder. Killing would be a more accurate term.
2007-05-14 08:37:40 · update #1
when it is in the name of god?
well, seriously though murder is morally justified when it is in self-defense
2007-05-14 08:33:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Murder is never morally justified, although killing often is. In fact, from a purely moralistic standpoint, pacifism is more immoral than justified killing. A true pacifist would have you "turn the other cheek" as the world's dictators and despots "murdered" innocent people. If you consider the 10 commandments to be of some moral quality, the actual commandment is "thou shall not murder" not "thou shall not kill." In any case, murder, by its very nature, is suggestive of the unjustified taking of human life, and as such, is never moral.
2007-05-14 15:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by godofsparta 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Murder is never morally justified.
Killing, on the other hand may be. If one is in danger, if one is executing punishment for a particular crime, etc., then killing may be justified.
Murder, on the other hand, is the criminal taking of a life of another person, and is not justified.
2007-05-14 15:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Certainly murder is killing for selfish reasons and is never justified. Killing for moral reasons is justifiable. Proper society is held together by the principles of law, justice and religious morality. If such a society is undermined by demonic dictators (meaning that the people are prevented from devotion to God), then it is justified to fight against such demonic leaders and their government. As all souls are immortal by nature, killing for such moral reason does not degrade one's soul, nor does it destroy the soul of the one whom fights for the dictator. Such a question was asked by Arjuna (from the military fighting caste in India) to Krishna. As a result, Krishna's answer was passed down to Vyasadeva whom wrote the whole story down forming the bhagavad-gita. Similar ethos can be found in the bible.
2007-05-14 15:39:54 · answer #4 · answered by Yoda 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Self-defense
2007-05-14 15:34:56 · answer #5 · answered by mothermayhem 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Murder is never morally justified. Killing can be justified if it is in defence, but then it would not be called murder.
2007-05-14 15:33:38 · answer #6 · answered by Elly 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Murder is never justified.Murder is selfish and premeditated. Killing is different. When one kills as in self defense or protection of family or country, then it is justified
2007-05-14 15:35:22 · answer #7 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everyone keeps saying "self defense", but i hope they realize that if they were to say that to a cop, it wouldnt matter, you be just as guilty as if it were premeditated.
You can only kill someone if that much force is being presented to you...i.e., if he comes at you with fists, you cant break out a gun and shoot him and get away with it.
it sux, but is a part of the law that many people dont know and fall prey to when something goes down and they were really only acting in self defense
2007-05-14 15:33:57 · answer #8 · answered by Nooka 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Self-defense, or capital punishment for a capital crime. Which deeds fall under that category, however, is debatable.
Obviously murder is one of them, and maybe torture or attempted-murder would be another.
2007-05-16 02:55:37 · answer #9 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the victim isn't anyone important, then it's justified in the same way as oh, say.. eating when you're hungry, sleeping when you're tired, Kill when they don't matter.
2007-05-15 03:05:17 · answer #10 · answered by JessickaSucks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Murder implies that you have premeditated the crime.
Killing in self defense is justified.
2007-05-14 15:34:12 · answer #11 · answered by ? 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋