2007-12-10 21:26:09 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
for goodness sakes this is elementary.
IT
DOES
NOT
SAY
KILL!
IT
SAYS
MURDER!
theres a HUGE difference. just because the bible you have was translated incompetently and/or misleadingly does not change the meaning of the text.
2007-12-10 21:31:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I wouldn't want to sound "evil", or anything, but I am a practical realativist, so I must try to answer this from the realativist point of view. Now before anyone calls me a monster, or says that I am trying to justify the truth of The Holy Bible, ask yourself, "What is it that gives currency value? Is it valuable because of its compossition? Or is it valueable because we ASSIGN value to it?
Murder, self-defense, and inflicting fatality.... These are more the same than one might realize. Either way, another person dies by your hand in the end, does the rationalization really make any difference. I know, that sounds bad...but rationalization and justification are ideas born from the human mind. Just another imperfect mammal. The value or "truth" of that justification lies only in an individual's mind, not in self-evedence, which is why different cultures react differently to varied circumstances regarding a "wrongfull" death. (Also, what is wrong or right is also a matter of perspective)
So in the end, I would say that the statement "Thou shalt not kill" only has the value that you assign to it, and carries no truth or fallacy beyond that.
Of course, if you are assuming that the Ten Commandments carry some special truth, then truth in the statement is made more easy to quantify. So I guess the question can only be answered by you, based on your individual perspective. But like I said before, I am a realativist. For me, there is no correct of incorrect judgements that can be made by ME for YOU.
2007-12-11 06:04:25 · answer #2 · answered by remorablue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What can I say about it.. Well it was given to Moses orginally written with GOD's own hand.. Moses got mad and broke it then he had to make another set. It is one of the rules for living by GODs commandments. It is the 5th of 10 commandments. It has survived thousands of years
2007-12-11 05:47:38 · answer #3 · answered by dumpllin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fifth Commandment does not apply to self-defense. He does not want us to go against our nature and not protect our family. What He doesn't want is us to purposely harm others. Kill does not only refer to murder. It also applies to any other form of hurt. Husbands who beat their wives or their children commit sins against this commandment. Mothers who abuse their children commit sins against this commandment. And of course, those who harm and kill another human being with no good reason (and the only good reason is the preservation of one's own life or the life of somebody one loves) commits this sin to the utmost.
2007-12-11 05:34:04 · answer #4 · answered by ginger_dame 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
We better wise up, that commandment is there and look who is doing all the killing.
2007-12-11 05:46:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't apply to killing in self defense. Killing "clean" animals, birds and insects for food. Soldiers of God's military that kill for God. And for those who put convicted criminals to death while carrying out God's law of the death penalty. Just to name a few.
2007-12-11 05:35:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its actually "Thou shalt not murder". But I believe it. Words from the wise.
2007-12-11 05:32:26 · answer #7 · answered by ReliableLogic 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Don't intentionally kill anyone or anything.
2007-12-11 06:14:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can say alot of people are ignoring it and breaking it on a regular basis, aren't they?
2007-12-11 05:33:26 · answer #9 · answered by dallas 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That's NOT what it says, it says, "Thou shalt not commit murder." There's a huge difference.
2007-12-11 05:33:34 · answer #10 · answered by Halfadan 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋