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2nd-ever nitrogen gas execution in US set to take place in Alabama
  • I’m against the death penalty, so I’m not sure what “moral position” of mine you’re attacking exactly. Our only point of friction so far has been over the use basic logic when formulating strong opinions.

  • 2nd-ever nitrogen gas execution in US set to take place in Alabama
  • Here, let me help you.

    1. Intending to kill a person is always wrong.
    2. The death penalty involves intending to kill a person.
    3. Therefore, the death penalty is always wrong.

    This argument is valid. It is not sound.

    I’m actually against the death penalty. But I am also against forming strongly held beliefs for no reason and occasionally stumbling on the correct conclusion by accident.

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    1. Killing innocent people is wrong.
    2. The death penalty has a chance of killing innocent people.
    3. Therefore, the death penalty is wrong.

    Versus:

    1. Killing innocent people is wrong.
    2. Driving a car has a chance of killing innocent people.
    3. Therefore, driving a car is wrong.

    Clearly, this argument is not sound. You’ll need to come up with another.

    For a more nuanced discussion on this topic I’d recommend a modern Ethics textbook, such as Shafer-Landau’s Living Ethics, which breaks down arguments over the death penalty to their syllogistic form.

    EDIT: more examples.

    1. Killing innocent people is wrong.
    2. Practicing medicine has a well known chance of killing innocent people.
    3. Therefore, practicing medicine is wrong.

    Etcetera

  • 2nd-ever nitrogen gas execution in US set to take place in Alabama
  • I’m not vegan. But I’m also not a hypocrite.

    War is bad because it consigns millions of innocent creatures to death and suffering.

    Factory farming is bad because it consigns BILLIONS of innocent creatures to death and suffering per year.

    How do you wrap your tiny morally imbecilic mind around the former but not the latter?

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    • Do you believe it can ever be moral to take an innocent person's life?

    Absolutely not. But you’ll agree this guy is not innocent.

    • Do you believe that our judicial system has never wrongly convicted an innocent person and sentenced them to death?

    That line of reasoning would be paralyzing. There’s a high chance that you’ll kill an innocent person while driving, but you’re still driving. I suppose the alternative is even worse.

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    1. Human beings are literally animals.
    2. Innocent animals deserve to live; murderers don’t.
    3. Let’s eat murderers instead of animals.

    Human animals who murder other animals for food get to keep doing it —> murderers get to die for a good cause. Everyone’s happy!

  • EU moving towards more xenophobic view of ‘Europeanness’, report warns
  • What does anti-democratic religious fundamentalism have to do with skin color? Have you met American Christians? Fucking give me a break.

    Also, the only diversity I care about is intellectual. Why would we base our immigration policy on “race” quotas, which is what you seem to be suggesting, instead of merit? Especially when the bar is so so low. Don’t be a religious shitbag. Easy.

  • EU moving towards more xenophobic view of ‘Europeanness’, report warns
  • Integration requires a choice, not a generation. If what you mean to say is that hyperconservative religious zealots are unable to wrap their minds around women’s rights and democracy, then that’s their problem. Plenty of people around the world would give their left nut to live in a free democracy. Remember, that’s just 8% of the countries on this planet and basically the only ones with any upward mobility for the masses. The fact that religious fucks can’t be bothered to learn a new language or use basic reasoning to come to the conclusion that democracy is good is their problem.

  • EU moving towards more xenophobic view of ‘Europeanness’, report warns
  • Religion poses an existential threat to life on earth. Islam is especially toxic, but we don’t even have to single it out to deploy simple tests for citizenship. Free speech? Check. Democracy? Check. Women’s rights? Etc. Prove that you’re in favor of these things or fuck right off.

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