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Posted on 9/30/15 at 12:08 am to Warrior Poet
Posted on 9/30/15 at 12:08 am to Warrior Poet
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The argument "the death penalty is defenses murder, therefore the death penalty is wrong," is, by definition, a circular argument.
It's just not, man.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_reasoning
The premise is: I can't condone the killing of a defenseless person.
The reasoning is: The only reason to do so is for emotional satisfaction (in America's case, since we have the resources to house them).
Addendum: Emotional satisfaction is not sufficient to kill someone.
Not: Murder is wrong, so therefore killing them is wrong.
Post-Data: I already said what other arguments could convince me earlier, but you're just not paying attention.
This post was edited on 9/30/15 at 12:10 am
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 12:16 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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The reasoning is: The only reason to do so is for emotional satisfaction (in America's case, since we have the resources to house them).
Addendum: Emotional satisfaction is not sufficient to kill someone.
Then we should change the reason to population control. Call it euthanasia to make the pussies feel better.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 5:30 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Yeah I'm not sure that was the reasoning I pulled from your original response.
Even if so, the reasoning does not support the premise and is a logical fallacy as well.
I'm not sure the point of all this, as I really don't care about anyone's position on the death penalty, it is what it is and has been for the entire existence of mankind. Unless we are going though some sort of enlightenment about the logic we use as a species, it will exist tomorrow when I wake up as well. Personally, I'm fine with that.
Even if so, the reasoning does not support the premise and is a logical fallacy as well.
I'm not sure the point of all this, as I really don't care about anyone's position on the death penalty, it is what it is and has been for the entire existence of mankind. Unless we are going though some sort of enlightenment about the logic we use as a species, it will exist tomorrow when I wake up as well. Personally, I'm fine with that.
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