Thursday, March 11, 2010

Make Peace not War!

When is war ever ethical? People have been at war since prehistoric times and we humans have always asked ourselves when is it ever okay to start a war. We must learn to live in full harmony with our environment which must include of course humans. Why create war when you can create peace and love? I don’t think there is any kind of ethics to war. One must practice kindness and benevolence for everyone; after all you get what you have given. War is the act of trying to enforce your ideas and beliefs, one must accept others beliefs, you have to be able to live in peace and harmony with your whole environment. Is war ethical when you want something? You should never envy your neighbors well being, never take advantage of what you can do with the power you have been given, always try to put others first before yourself and they shall be the same with you. What this means is that if a country has the power to take over another it does not give them the right to do so, especially when they want something specific, countries should always try to help each other. We would live in a much better world if everyone was to be kind and generous with one another, not being egoist putting yourself first rather than putting someone else first.

4 comments:

  1. Just war!
    KANT: in accordance with the just war theory these are the conditions that merit war as a response:
    damage caused by aggressor on the nation or community of nations must be grave.

    all other means have been ineffective;

    there must be serious prospects of success

    arms must not produce disorders worst than those meant to be eliminated.

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  3. One should never go to war because that would mean taking lives. That is against the Holy law of our lord God. If one must take a life it should only be in self-defense and one should go to confession to confess his or her sins and be absolved in the eyes of God.
    - Thomas Aquinas

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  4. Dialogue comes first, it can help nations understand each other and most of the time prevent wars. Wars will only cuase chaos, and nations will end up as enemies...War brings no solutions...

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