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From:     "Wilson, M.D." <Hemlock@????.net>
Date:     Sun, 01 Feb 1998 08:59:27
Subject:  Re: Moral Genocide? (Was: IEN Fascists?)
>Okay, they aren't people.  Hypothetically.  Does this mean that I can
>slaughter an entire species of anything that isn't people without it being
>an evil act?  Here's a specific example:  wolves.  They aren't people.
>They have no culture or civilization.  They live to kill and eat.
>Everything else in their lives is secondary to that.  Can I exterminate
>their entire species without it being an evil act?  Why or why not?  If
>I can't, then what makes them different from goblins?

I'd say sure you can. If wolves are endangering human lives, you may
certainly kill them. Exterminating their entire species may be going a bit
overboard, but it's merely unwise, not evil. Just look at smallpox.

Hemlock


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SubjectFromDate (UTC)
Moral Genocide? (Was: IEN Fascists?)    gantr@???.edu    01 Feb 1998 06:52:40
Re: Moral Genocide? (Was: IEN Fascists?)    Wilson, M.D.    01 Feb 1998 14:59:27
Re: Moral Genocide? (Was: IEN Fascists?)    Voidwolf@???.com    01 Feb 1998 19:47:44
Re: Moral Genocide? (Was: IEN Fascists?)    Downer, Chris    02 Feb 1998 18:41:14
Re: Moral Genocide? (Was: IEN Fascists?)    Magistar2@???.com    03 Feb 1998 22:35:58
Re: Moral Genocide? (Was: IEN Fascists?)    Magistar2@???.com    03 Feb 1998 22:44:50
Re: Moral Genocide? (Was: IEN Fascists?)    gantr@???.edu    03 Feb 1998 22:35:58
Re: Moral Genocide? (Was: IEN Fascists?)    gantr@???.edu    03 Feb 1998 22:39:16
Re: Moral Genocide? (Was: IEN Fascists?)    Magistar2@???.com    06 Feb 1998 21:43:05
Re: Moral Genocide? (Was: IEN Fascists?)    Magistar2@???.com    06 Feb 1998 21:42:06

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