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Originally Posted by Taso
an unwarranted definition is by definition unwarranted.
yes, correct.
why is an unwarranted killing WRONG? we know its unwarranted. why does unwarranted killing = immoral?
something being unwarranted doesn't make it wrong. if a hot chick gives me an unwarranted blowjob right now, i won't call it immoral.
Erm, the word "unwarranted" itself means "wrong" or "unjust."
Saying murder is wrong is like saying circles are round or a straight line is uncurved. It is simply pointless redundancy.
Like I said, a more appropriate question would be:
what makes a given act of killing an act of murder (wrongful killing)?
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Originally Posted by Nielsio
The question is: why is murder wrong. Or phrased another way: why is immoral killing immoral.
When I ask "what makes a fast car fast", then I'd like to hear something about engineering and physics.
And I am saying the question is worded poorly because the use of the word "murder" already denotes an unjustified or wrong act. The
why is because it is by its very definition. There is never such a thing, by definition, as
justified murder.
The "what" and the "why" are two distinct questions.