“Genocide is the ultimate essentializing of the exotic. It defines a type and assigns it a character, projecting what is inwardly hated or feared onto this fetish” (Goodman, 2010). It is wrong to single out a group of people because of their religion, race, or beliefs. I do not believe that people should die because another race thinks they are better than them. I find that to be one of the most ridiculous things in the world.
Abortion is murder no matter when a person believes life begins. The fetus is a human being even though it is unborn. The child has no sense of self and should have the right to get a chance to live. During abortion, the baby is mutilated, torn apart, and vacuumed out of the mother, resulting in pain for the fetus (Whyabortioniswrong.net). This is wrong and should not be allowed.
This to me is different than a planned and strategic murder of another person. I do not agree with the idea that men and women in uniform defending the freedoms of their country are ever to be considered murders when they are only following the orders they were given to support our freedoms. Terrorists are a different story all together. In war there are people who are out to hurt others for no good reason. They pick on the weak; women, children and elderly.
Relativism and Morality In “Some Moral Minima” Lenn Goodman has a good argument of what he feels is right and wrong. I agree with him when he says some things are just simply wrong; things such as slavery, genocide, terrorism, murder, rape, polygamy, and incest. The point that Goodman is trying to make in this article is that everyone has the right to live freely from any malicious treatment. Goodman feels that we should not be hasty in our judgments; we shouldn’t quickly judge those whom we don’t understand, however we should judge those things we feel are not morally correct. Genocide is basically premeditated mass murder.
She does this of her own free will, and is in control over what she is doing. If a person decides to have sex, whether it is done with protection or not, the result is her responsibility and she must be willing to deal with the consequences. One such consequence is getting pregnant. When a woman gets pregnant, it is usually a result of her own choices, even if the pregnancy is unwanted or unplanned. The most obvious reason why I think that abortion is immoral is because it is the intentional killing of a human being.
I will also be discussing the expelling, torture and killing of non-believer and heretics of religions. Issue #1-Religious inspired violence throughout history is inexcusable. There is no reason for such acts of violence, no matter what “scriptures” say. To execute or torture another because their religious views are not as yours is immoral. It is said in many scriptures in all religions that God will punish non-believers and heretics so why would people take matters into their own hands.
If someone fails to perform within the requirement of society, he/she will be disapproved and have to face the consequences of his act. For example, people who commit murder are faced with the punishment of life imprisonment because the act of killing is strictly prohibited in a society. Through the fear of various social sanctions, people would rather restrain their passions and give up their liberty of doing something they desire but may be against the rules of society such as taking drugs. Therefore, it is true to some extent that the choices human beings have are governed and controlled by the structure at all times. While Marxists suggest that it is the economic class background that determines your life chances.
Alcoholism and other addictions are not the only misfortune in the family of todays society, but it is a big one. This evil act destroys the rest of the family and society for that matter. In the case of abortions as individuals why aren’t we doing anything, and why is society telling us it’s ok. Society stand point why are we allowing this; taking out rap cases. Taboo Abortion is still considered as taboo, people fell loud and happy to discuss the need for legal permission to get rid of "unwanted pregnancy" or vice versa. When we talk about aborting on the people we love: mothers, wives, daughters, sons, friends, colleagues from work, then we become silent.
In this case, the practice is able to end one’s life in a peaceful manner, while a financial and emotional burden can also be lifted off of the family members. In the eyes of others, euthanasia is an act that goes against God’s will and the idea that death is spiritually important and shouldn’t be altered (BBC, 2009). Aside from the fact that euthanasia is also referred to as “mercy killing”, it is still the act of murder—an unlawful premeditated killing of another human being (Answers, n.d.). I personally am against the practice of euthanasia because it is immoral and wrongful. Recurrently, there are cases where patients aren’t given a choice when it comes to euthanasia.
If a person takes another persons’ life, how dare they plea for their own! They have no rights as far as I am concerned. It would be immoral for anyone to stand by and do nothing against those who willfully take another persons’ life. In the Holy Bible, Genesis Chapter 9, Verse 6 states: “Who so sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.” There are consequences for everything that we do in this life. If we have unprotected sex, we know that consequences such as an unplanned pregnancy, STDS, and even death can occur from that one choice we make in an instance.