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Is killing a Goblin who begs for mercy evil?
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitVictor" data-source="post: 8331466" data-attributes="member: 6750908"><p>It is always a good thing to accept a surrender you believe is being offered in good faith. Knightly orders of chivalry or hospitality might not even allow their members to decline, or to judge for themselves whether or not a plea of surrender is in good or bad faith until it is clearly broken.</p><p></p><p>It is never a good thing to inflict cruelty on a helpless person under your power, nor to give your word in bad faith to anyone you <em>could</em> challenge openly instead.</p><p></p><p>If you don't accept these as moral absolutes, you have <em>nothing to say to me</em> on the topic of objective morality.</p><p></p><p>A goblin begging for mercy doesn't mean their surrender is in good faith. Goblins beg for mercy as a battle cry. On the battlefield, and in the aftermath, a clean death is <em>also</em> considered a mercy. If you don't have the means to protect the goblin prisoner <em>from your allies</em>, you don't have the moral authority to accept a surrender. It's a difficult choice and honorable either way.</p><p></p><p>Once you've accepted the surrender, you are morally and honorably bound to the goblin's protection. Once you've made your choice, there is no more choice to make.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitVictor, post: 8331466, member: 6750908"] It is always a good thing to accept a surrender you believe is being offered in good faith. Knightly orders of chivalry or hospitality might not even allow their members to decline, or to judge for themselves whether or not a plea of surrender is in good or bad faith until it is clearly broken. It is never a good thing to inflict cruelty on a helpless person under your power, nor to give your word in bad faith to anyone you [I]could[/I] challenge openly instead. If you don't accept these as moral absolutes, you have [I]nothing to say to me[/I] on the topic of objective morality. A goblin begging for mercy doesn't mean their surrender is in good faith. Goblins beg for mercy as a battle cry. On the battlefield, and in the aftermath, a clean death is [I]also[/I] considered a mercy. If you don't have the means to protect the goblin prisoner [I]from your allies[/I], you don't have the moral authority to accept a surrender. It's a difficult choice and honorable either way. Once you've accepted the surrender, you are morally and honorably bound to the goblin's protection. Once you've made your choice, there is no more choice to make. [/QUOTE]
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