killing is morally justified‚ my outlook on this topic is no‚ no killing is ever really justified. As a believer in the Catholic faith‚ it is my duty is to live by the 10 Commandments‚ and commandment number 5 is “You Shall Not Kill.” This is unfortunately not seen in the epic poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ as well as in today’s heated debates over euthanasia‚ abortion or even capital punishment. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” killing is not justified‚ and in cases
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Is violence ever justified? The debate about the use of violence has been on going for the last decade. Violence‚ the act of causing physical harm to another person willingly‚ has often been categorized as being an uncivilized‚ unjustified act. It is mostly known‚ and commonsensical knowledge that attacking or inflicting harm upon another person is “wrong”. Most of us frown upon people who resort to such violent acts‚ and they are punishable by law. However‚ as we progress into the 21st century
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How do you know if your beliefs are truth and are justified to be count as knowledge? A question that is two famous philosophers answered by their own ways and theories. Plato did a major impact when it came to answer justification part of this question and Descartes made the other impact and helped answering the knowledge part of this question. Why must a belief be justified to count as knowledge? Believes have to be justified first to count as knowledge because how can you know something that is
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IsIs War Ever Justified War‚ although being described by those who have survived it as hell‚ is in my opinion a necessary part of life in some sense in order to expand in many ways like socially‚ economically‚ and politically. In terms of social changes brought on by war‚ war often teaches us lessons about how to better our behaviour and attitudes in terms of our association both domestically and foreign. In World War 2 (1939 - 1945)‚ America and Germany’s interaction and hostilities soon
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until it was taken back from them. The other three main crusades ended up as a failure‚ but the most embarrassing crusade was the fourth for the Christian crusaders fought‚ attacked and killed other Christians‚ then stole and looted from the city of Constantinople. Christians believed that they were justified because they thought they were protecting other Christians from the Muslim Turks who were attacking Christian property and being tortured. And‚ the Crusaders did what the pope said which was believed
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depicted as heroes‚ fighting for their own freedoms. However‚ in this modern age the horrors of war come to light‚ what happens on the battlefield is nothing to be triumphant about. Although war has never been a favorable option‚ it can be justified. A war is justified if
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people themselves refuse to go to war.” That man is Albert Einstein. He is a well-known physicist who developed the general theory of relativity. He was one of the people who thought that war could not be justified. He thought that unless the people refuse to go to war‚ it will keep on going - never stopping. I also think that war cannot be justified. To strengthen my opinion‚ I have three strong reasons. These reasons are; many people become victims during the war‚ the government should not start
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forces of Britain‚ France‚ and Russia. While the growing dissent and chaos within the Russian Empire had ensued with the aftermath of the February/March Revolution‚ the situation seemed to begin to lean in favor for German forces. However‚ the situation was about to become much more complicated as a new power enters the war; with the interception and decryption of the Zimmermann Telegram on March 1st of 1917 by British forces‚ a plot by the Germans
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Is the death penalty a service that is justified and valid form punishment? One would say there are two arguments to this topic with several different reasons or explanations. One being prevention‚ while the other side is saying there is a potential execution of an innocent man; and the other says justice and punishment; and last one says execution is murder. Murder as we know is clearly part of our society‚ and surely it is evident that something needs to be done about it. A variety of felonies
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For those who spend their lives working to prevent and end wars‚ whether and how war itself can be justified must be an urgent question. Of course‚ war’s justification is an ancient tradition. Bizarrely‚ Just War theory was formulated within the Christian church‚ whose founder chose a donkey instead of a war horse and taught his followers to overcome evil with good. Not only is the theory still mainstream among churches but‚ as Dan Smith‚ head of an important NGO working for conflict transformation
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