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"Thou shall not kill" must become "thou shall not kill anyone" — while we still have time to save the world. | "Thou shall not kill" must become "thou shall not kill anyone" — while we still have time to save the world. | ||
Not to be too dramatic, we have centuries with luck. But what are centuries to a boy who | Not to be too dramatic, we have centuries with luck. | ||
But what are centuries to a boy who watched "Powers of Ten" and learned that "matter can neither be created nor destroyed" and dreamt of playing hide-and-seek among the stars? | |||
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Revision as of 18:20, 23 January 2021
"Thou Shall Not Kill Anyone" is a short essay by Karl Jones.
Thou Shall Not Kill Anyone
It's all tangled together — killing, misogyny, slavery, war — drivers of the evolutionary neurobiology arms race.
I morally equate slavery with capital punishment with murder. All are wicked.
"Thou shall not kill" must become "thou shall not kill anyone" — while we still have time to save the world.
Not to be too dramatic, we have centuries with luck.
But what are centuries to a boy who watched "Powers of Ten" and learned that "matter can neither be created nor destroyed" and dreamt of playing hide-and-seek among the stars?