A question of philosophy

[GT40FIED]

So I was watching this documentary this morning called "Soldiers In The Army Of God" or something of the sort. It followed a bunch of folks (who I am embarassed to say live in my general vicinity) who were all about killing abortion doctors because they thought god wanted them to and blah blah blah. Basically they were seriously mentally ill (whether you're for or against abortion, I think any logical person can agree that murder is wrong). So my question is as follows...and I will use these folk's line of logic. They claim that murdering doctors is morally correct and a-ok with god since they're killing a murderer. Fair enough. My question is that if I learned of a plot to kill a doctor who performed abortions and I in turn set out to kill the person who wished to kill the doctor, would I be wrong? I mean, by their logic, I'd be killing someone who was going to kill...so it'd be ok, right? I mean, if the protection of life extends to all living things, even those not born yet, surely it would be justified for me to kill a candidate for psychiatric confinement who planned on murdering a doctor, eh? I'm just wondering if this line of logic is fallible or if it is, as I suspect, complete and total bullshit.

Remember...thou shalt not kill. BAM, end of discussion.

[Mischief]

Originally posted by GT40FIED
Remember...thou shalt not kill. BAM, end of discussion.
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[KwikR6]

Well see Steve...your a logical person...somewhat...haha. ANyway but seriously, your a clear thinker. And you know right from wrong. And so do I. These people are seriously mentally ill. Were not. They don't think like we do. They belong in a padded box. It's easy for us to look at them and call them stupid. Because were clearly not.

[IALuder]

steve i say we hunt them. by their logic we have the right.

[CD5Passion]

I got the shotgun and beer, let's roll

[GT40FIED]

See...you'd never guess it...but I'm by no means a violent man. As a last resort, maybe, but in general I'm really pretty laid back. That said, EVERY TIME I see someone trying to justify the killing of another person like this, I feel the need to pick up a gun and take care of business. Because seriously...I don't know what you believe and I honestly don't care...but how are these people any different from people who kill because they hear voices? It's all about imaginary friends that they think are real. And worse than the crazies who kill for the voices, these people rope their kids into it and force them to hand out flyers in front of clinics. If you wanna be as pissed as I am, I strongly suggest watching that documentary. It was on one of the HBO channels.