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To: cerberus

I would agree with that and I think even most military historians would concede that the bombing of Dresden was immoral although it might have been partly due to inaccurate Allied intelligence.


178 posted on 10/04/2009 5:27:38 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: wagglebee
Let's remember how this debate got started.

It was over whether or not the commandment, "Thou shalt not kill" as well as the other commandments should be taken literally. Although I am not a moral absolutist for the most part and also not a believer in the absolute infallibility of the Bible, I do, admittedly ironically, believe that this commandment means what it says and that, ideally at least, the world would be a better place if it were followed.

It seems ironic to me that what I believe to be absolutists here have disagreed and argued for moral relativism in the interpretation of the commandment and the moral relativist (me) has argued for absolutism.

If I have mischaracterized you on this, please forgive me.

All the best,

cerberus

179 posted on 10/04/2009 5:40:32 PM PDT by cerberus
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