Free Republic

I am always amazed by people who attempt to quantify evil in order to justify it. For those wondering what "quantify evil" means, I'm referring to people who argue for an otherwise immoral action on the basis that it is "the lesser of two evils." Consider for a moment the moral dilemma: Regardless of reason, is it better to murder one person or ten? I imagine that most people would say it's better to murder one. But now consider what that says. In fact, just look at the words: "better to murder." Now, I will grant you, murdering ten does...