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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] Murder is most definitely a subset of killing, and certainly not the only one. Murder is unnecessary killing. The problem then becomes defining what is 'necessary' and what is not. The death of a human being is not in and of itself an 'evil' act... or have we now declared sharks and tigers (and hurricanes and fires and other natural disasters) to be thinking beings capable of evil? Killing in self-defense or defense of others' lives is generally considered justifiable, in more or less extreme circumstances depending upon the viewpoint of the person asked. Killing in defense of property is sometimes considered justifiable, depending upon local politics. Some see it as an extension of the defense of self. Some would just see it as weeding. I find it so, but others may not. Killing for a political or religious purpose is generally not considered justifiable, except by those doing the killing. War is an enrirely different matter. And there are other circumstances. Remember that episode where the only way for Troi to pass the final bridge command test was to order holoGeordi to his probable death? That's because to save more lives, something like that might be necessary. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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