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6833 | Punish theft in men or women by cutting off their hands [Mohammed] |
Full Idea: As for the man or woman who is guilty of theft, cut off their hands to punish them for their crimes. | |
From: Mohammed (The Koran [c.622], Ch.5) | |
A reaction: I find this shocking because it is irrevocable and offers no hope of redemption. It is particularly shocking that the text does not enjoin any caution about inflicting the punishment on the young, most of whom reform from thieving in later life. |
6832 | Killing a human, except as just punishment, is like killing all mankind [Mohammed] |
Full Idea: We laid it down for the Israelites that whoever killed a human being, except as a punishment for murder or other wicked crimes, should be looked upon as though he had killed all mankind. | |
From: Mohammed (The Koran [c.622], Ch.5) | |
A reaction: It seems inconceivable that the Koran could be used to justify indiscriminate terrorism, in the light of remarks such as this. |
6825 | Do not kill except for a just cause [Mohammed] |
Full Idea: Do not kill except for a just cause. | |
From: Mohammed (The Koran [c.622], Ch.25) | |
A reaction: Slippery slope! I can see that pleasure would not be a just cause, and ensuring the entry of all humanity to paradise might be one, but I find the area in between a little unclear. The Koran seems to allow you to decide for yourself. |
6005 | Animals are dangerous and nourishing, and can't form contracts of justice [Hermarchus, by Sedley] |
Full Idea: Hermarchus said that animal killing is justified by considerations of human safety and nourishment and by animals' inability to form contractual relations of justice with us. | |
From: report of Hermarchus (fragments/reports [c.270 BCE]) by David A. Sedley - Hermarchus | |
A reaction: Could the last argument be used to justify torturing animals? Or could we eat a human who was too brain-damaged to form contracts? |