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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NoOneofConsequence" data-source="post: 1028899" data-attributes="member: 5400">I really feel the need to unpack some of your assertions here. How does one "destroy" evil? Evil is a moral position, not an object that can be "destroyed". A paladin's role is surely to oppose evil, but to destroy it requires more than a mortal is capable of.By "do what is necessary" I assume that you mean things like execute babies in their cribs so that they don't grow up evil. I think that if a paladin has the capacity to travel through time they are just plain lazy if all they think to do is conduct pre-emptive executions. Two other possibilities present themselves1. The infant can be removed from their circumstances to a more favourable situation so as to grow up good, rather than evil. (the behavioural solution2. If you believe in intrinsic morality (as opposed to learned), then the evil infant can be removed to a prison to grow up away from the world. The prison could be extremely humane and offer the opportunity for inmates to live lives, thereby obviating the need to kill them. Neither of these solutions would be beyond the power capability of a time-travelling paladin, especially one backed by religious institutions.By "Besides, destroying evil is never evil in and of itself, so talk of "murder" is misplaced," I assume you mean that it is not murder to kill evil individuals, even if the killing is done without specific cause? I cannot reconcile this attitude with the Good alignment position, which incorporates the notions of love, mercy and kindness. None of these moral positions is represented in your statement that murder of "evil" is not actually murder. Of course, underlying all of this is the notion that a paladin is a defender, not an assailant/assassin. The role of a paladin should be to protect the weak and defend the innocent, not to execute the unrighteous. Paladins would not shirk killing when unavoidable, but there are almost always alternative options, especially for an individual capable of time travel.Just 2c</blockquote>

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