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To: Junior
But it was in the world's self-interest to remove him before he came after them. His actions showed the world he was incapable of abiding by civilized conduct (which also predates Christianity) and was a threat to everyone.

Was Hitler wrong? By whose standard? Yours? Or did his actions simply militate against the universal law of natural selection, in which case he can't be right or wrong, just extinct? What is "civilized" - here is another word that suggests a standard. You keep using them. Who decides the standards of conduct and which ones are right and wrong? Is there a right and wrong?

1,425 posted on 07/30/2003 1:42:18 PM PDT by exmarine
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To: exmarine
Exactly what point are you trying to make in stating that this or that conduct or belief predates Christianity?
1,426 posted on 07/30/2003 1:43:47 PM PDT by exmarine
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Was Hitler wrong?

Yes he was, by the cardinal rule derived rationally by multiple societies: Treat others as you'd want to be treated. He could not be trusted to act in a rational and civilized manner and posed a major risk to the rest of the world's survival.

1,434 posted on 07/30/2003 1:56:41 PM PDT by Junior (Killed a six pack ... just to watch it die.)
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