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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sejs" data-source="post: 1038681" data-attributes="member: 4910">Absolute sanctity, no.  Absolutes are for vodka and internet discussions.  The way I look at it is like this -  a man is walking down the street with a nice briefcase, you think to yourself "hey, he probably has alot of money" - you grab said man, drag him into an alley way, and kill him.  This is evil.  It's evil because of your motivations behind the act.Other face of the coin - there's some guy stalking the area that's been kidnapping and murdering little kids.  His face is all over the news, but he's a slippery bugger and has eluded the police.  For the purpose of this example, there is no question into this person's guilt - maybe he makes tapes of himself doing it or something.  You happen across him in an alleyway, as he's pulling himself off the corpse of a young boy.  You call out "Hey!", rush at him, a fight ensues and you kill him.  Intentionally.  This is good.  It's not a lawful act, mind you, as you took justice into your own hands, but it's good none the less. Aah, gotcha.  Okay.  I think we actually agree with one another then, but just were at crossed points.  Happens, heh.  An example, sure.  You're part of a detail assigned to guard a supply train going between the front lines and rear command during a war.  The caravan is also carrying some wounded, and the latest intelligence from the front, all very important stuff.  You're attacked by a group of enemy soldiers, whom in the ensuing battle, you kill to a man.  No quarter asked, none given on either side.  Checking the aftermath, you find that none of your men are significantly injured, none of the materials were captured, and maybe through some neat tactic, or just plain luck, your side did very very well.  You take pride in you and yours' performance in the conflict and continue on your way.  You have killed, taken pride in your perfomance of killing, and are essentially no less evil than how you started out as.Another example could be, later in the same war, your side moves to capture an enemy crossroads and the fort town that sits astride it.  During the attack, men on both sides are killed, but more them than you, and civilian casualties are totally non-existant.  Very good for an urban conflict, where according to reports, the fighting could have easily gotten very messy with the town's populace getting involved.  But it didn't.  You take pride in a job well done - the objective has been secured, and while people died, none of those who fell were non-combatants.  You've killed, taken pride in your performance of killing, and don't sway toward evil.</blockquote>

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