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US military mulls attacking Somali pirates' land bases; pirates vow revenge

BulletWounD said:
evil: 1 a: morally reprehensible : sinful, wicked <an evil impulse> b: arising from actual or imputed bad character or conduct <a person of evil reputation>
2 aarchaic : inferior b: causing discomfort or repulsion : offensive <an evil odor> c: disagreeable <woke late and in an evil temper>
3 a: causing harm : pernicious <the evil institution of slavery> b: marked by misfortune : unlucky

wrong:1 a: an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause b: a violation or invasion of the legal rights of another ; especially : tort
2: something wrong, immoral, or unethical ; especially : principles, practices, or conduct contrary to justice, goodness, equity, or law
3: the state, position, or fact of being or doing wrong: as a: the state of being mistaken or incorrect b: the state of being guilty

evil - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

wrong - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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I still refuse to call it "evil". I think that's too simplistic a term to describe something and I also think it's overused. So it's more of a personal preference with me.
 
Harshaw said:
So . . . all men are not created equal. And no set of rules is any better than any other.
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Certainly not. There are some incredibly stupid people out there. Death is the only true equalizer.

Yeah. For the fourth time, it isn't about your "personal views of living." It's about the rules you favor imposing on everyone. But you're obviously never going to acknowledge that.
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Then I don't have any views that I favor imposing on everyone. I can only base my political views on my own personal views. I'm not here to change any minds, I'm here to express my own personal opinion.

As such, I'm off this merry-go-round.
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Have fun!
 
Harshaw said:
So we're more clever. We can do math. Why does that make us more valuable?

Some would argue that all we've done makes us a plague unto the Earth.
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Because we can do way more than other animals can do. There's no doubt that there is higher intrinsic value to humans than there are to cats. Not saying you should run around beating cats, but if it comes down between the death of a human or a cat, I'm taking the human. Maybe it's personal bias, but animals don't have lawyers and can't argue for themselves being anything more than property.
 
American said:
Wait a minute, is this what Obama promised us? I thought it was the economy stupid. Rescuing is one thing, now he's escalating things.
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And this is the person who commends George Bush for attacking Iraq, when they did absolutely nothing aggressive to the US, but your criticizing Obama because hes using force to protect American citizens.

Thats quite hypocritical if you ask me.
 
Quote: Originally Posted by Laila
Agreed ....

... and how are you today?
Captain America said:
I am very well, thank you. The sun is finally trying to peek through and my evening plans are exciting.

I hope you are having an equally good day. :2wave:
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Reading this between the debate about what is good and evil made me laugh. :rofl
 
Vader said:
ENOUGH!!!!

The somali pirates will cease their activities or THE WILL DIE!

Stop defending them and stop defending bull**** appeasment.

1% is too damn many. Accept it.

Piracy is going to be punished severely. The Somali government (if you can call it that) WILL assist in ending the piracy OR THEY WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT.
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Will you cut the emotional bull****? It's getting quite old. Formulate an argument or refrain from posting.
 
dclxvinoise said:
Obviously the nazis didn't believe that they were doing evil.
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Obviously you are clueless about the issue. The Nazis definitely knew what they were doing was evil. Why do you think they tried so hard to HIDE it and deny that it ever happened?

My favorite Nazi excuse during the Nuremburg trials; “I vas merely following orders.”

Good lord dude, at least make an attempt to be obtuse without being so obvious. :rofl
 
new coup for you said:
I bet modern mines could safely deny 10 mile area off the coast of somalia.

Even if civilians occasionally hit them, it'll cause way fewer deaths then bombing cities.
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Luckily, planting mines or bombing villages are not our only options.
 
dclxvinoise said:
I still refuse to call it "evil". I think that's too simplistic a term to describe something and I also think it's overused. So it's more of a personal preference with me.
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Okay there you have it folks, dclxvinoise refuses to call evil, evil so now we can move on.

Translation; I know you are but what am I? :rofl
 
Truth Detector said:
Obviously you are clueless about the issue. The Nazis definitely knew what they were doing was evil. Why do you think they tried so hard to HIDE it and deny that it ever happened?
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Because they knew others would not agree with their plans. That does not mean that the Nazis thought they were wrong, simply that they thought everyone else was wrong.
 
Truth Detector said:
Okay there you have it folks, dclxvinoise refuses to call evil, evil so now we can move on.

Translation; I know you are but what am I? :rofl
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Good and Evil are subjective terms. They have no intrinsic value. What you deem "evil", others may not. Hate to burst your bubble.
 
Democrat4life said:
And this is the person who commends George Bush for attacking Iraq, when they did absolutely nothing aggressive to the US, but your criticizing Obama because hes using force to protect American citizens.
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What a fantastical statement made in a vacuum of reality and the facts.

Let me ask you something Democrat; did you think that the UN coalition, using of course US Military might, had the right to expel Iraqis from Kuwait even though Saddam did nothing aggressive to the US?
 
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EgoffTib said:
Good and Evil are subjective terms. They have no intrinsic value. What you deem "evil", others may not. Hate to burst your bubble.
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Wrong again; sending people into gas chambers and then burning their bodies to hide the evidence simply because of their religious faith is about as good a definition of evil as one can have and you would be hard pressed to find anyone regardless of background or belief who wouldn’t agree it is evil incarnate.

But then, I don't spend every waking moment attempting to justify the unjustifiable and rationalize the irrational like some apparently do on this forum.

Sometimes, things are actually as simple as black and white and as clear as the nose on your face; this being one of them.
 
Truth Detector said:
Wrong again; sending people into gas chambers and then burning their bodies to hide the evidence simply because of their religious faith is about as good a definition of evil as one can have and you would be hard pressed to find anyone regardless of background or belief who wouldn’t agree it is evil incarnate.
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You fail to understand: There are some who would disagree with you. Your opinion may be in the massive majority, but some would see no "evil" in that at all.

But then, I don't spend every waking moment attempting to justify the unjustifiable and rationalize the irrational like some apparently do on this forum.

Sometimes, things are actually as simple as black and white and as clear as the nose on your face; this being one of them.
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Okay, champ. :lol:
 
EgoffTib said:
You fail to understand: There are some who would disagree with you. Your opinion may be in the massive majority, but some would see no "evil" in that at all.


Okay, champ. :lol:
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the only ones who dont think iots evil are the evil.
 
EgoffTib said:
You do realize that opinions vary by individual, correct? If so, this should not be a difficult concept to grasp.
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you said it yourself, the massive majority think its evil, i wonder why?
 
atomizer said:
you said it yourself, the massive majority think its evil, i wonder why?
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That's completely irrelevant. Most people think puppies are adorable, but some people do not. "Adorable", like "evil", is completely subjective. The fact is that there is no such thing as objective "evil".
 
EgoffTib said:
That's completely irrelevant. Most people think puppies are adorable, but some people do not. "Adorable", like "evil", is completely subjective. The fact is that there is no such thing as objective "evil".
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guess i misunderstood, is it what you said that is irrelevant or just the topic of evil in general
 
atomizer said:
guess i misunderstood, is it what you said that is irrelevant or just the topic of evil in general
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Claiming something is evil doesn't progress the debate. It's like saying "I don't like Bush because he sucks."
 
Truth Detector said:
Wrong again; sending people into gas chambers and then burning their bodies to hide the evidence simply because of their religious faith is about as good a definition of evil as one can have and you would be hard pressed to find anyone regardless of background or belief who wouldn’t agree it is evil incarnate.
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You would have no problem with this if they were jihadist hell bent on destroying America that were killed.

So please spare us your rhetoric, you have been on record as being not caring about terrorists that hate America.
 
Truth Detector said:
Wrong again; sending people into gas chambers and then burning their bodies to hide the evidence simply because of their religious faith is about as good a definition of evil as one can have and you would be hard pressed to find anyone regardless of background or belief who wouldn’t agree it is evil incarnate
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How evil is it to destroy a native people and take their land?
 
EgoffTib said:
Will you cut the emotional bull****? It's getting quite old. Formulate an argument or refrain from posting.
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OH hush.

She supports Somali piracy and my statements are valid.

Quit encouraging her support for murderers.
 
Vader said:
OH hush.

She supports Somali piracy and my statements are valid.

Quit encouraging her support for murderers.
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Are you aware that "finding solutions"/"disagreeing with you" >< "supporting murderers" ?
 
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