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Asked by livingup - 26/09/09 at 05:09 amIs the initiation of the use of force (violence) right or wrong?
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September 26th, 2009 at 6:13 am
It’s only right in defense. The unprovoked initiation of violence is _always_ wrong.
September 26th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Just used major force extracting a rusted nail from a beam: it felt right. In a court of law this question would be deemed ‘leading the witness’.
September 26th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
If unprovoked the use of force or violence would be considered wrong, all too often global powers almost seem to use this threat to ‘bully’ smaller nations with or without good reason.
It is, however an instinctive human trait used to signify dominance and prowess and not one that is likely to go away without somehow creating a utopian global society.
Of course there may be instances when instigating the use of violence may be morally acceptable, perhaps if a group put up some kind of resistance to aid reaching those in need for example.