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To: Katelew who wrote (82724)	9/7/2008 1:07:20 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) of 541570

Murder is a word- it is defined legally as the unlawful killing of a human being, so yes, if the state says it isn't murder, it isn't. Some use the word to mean killing they would not like (or think is against "God"- pick a God, any God), but that's so subjective I find it worthless. So I don't see it as a cop out. It's simply paying attention to words and what they mean. Murder is a formal word. "Killing that makes me feel uncomfortable" is what people often mean when they use it, but really, that definition is the real cop out- since everyone will have different standards for "barbarous" and "inhumane". dictionary.reference.com Likes and dislikes, imo, include your subjective beliefs about what some invisible deity tells you to do- regardless of the deity involved. If the deity can't show him or herself, and actually make the case, I subsume the caveats expressed by humans regarding the invisible deity as "likes and dislikes".

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