I did not realize that I was present for Hiroshima. I do not recall being subjected to immolation. I do not believe that people suffer based solely on their existence to clarify. Although, I would be very interested to hear your perspective on why murder is not "okay," are you basing this on modern laws pertaining to first-world countries?
I believe that comparison was unnecessary.
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Another arbitrary notion; why are animals not as valuable? Perhaps you could elaborate on this subjective perspective. I hear it quite a lot, but there is no objective reasoning to support that unfounded accusation. Life is life. We are all equal.
It doesn't matter if you were there, would you
like to be in that situation? Unless you're a masochist, we'd all say no.
Can we give out life? If you can't, then we shouldn't give out death. Humans are flawed, and another human has no right to judge when someone dies. Now, laws are written by humans, but they're based on the same principle, that no one can simply decide when someone dies. Look at it as theft in the highest degree.
And what's this modern law? We know that there has been a penalty for murder by Hammurabi's laws, and those were written over 4000 years ago.
On animals: I believe that humans are made in the image of God, but if I had to give another reason, I'd say it's because an animal can't feel on the same level as humans. Animals don't create art, they don't inspire to learn, but none of that justifies killing animals frivolously or without cause anyway. But my reason still stands, if it came between my dog and another human's life, I'd go with the human, because of my faith/philosophy. You can call it flawed if you'd like, but last I checked, you'll go farther in life if you have someone on your side. Denying them sympathy tends to turn them away.