I hate philosophical hypothetical, especially when they are used to argue against principles by people who use principle to argue against taxes, abortion, government spending, gun restrictions...
I think the principle that I, as part of "the people", do not torture or condone torture is pretty important.
I'd rather live a life of reason and principle, than doing what ever I have to do to survive. I believe that biological life is not the same thing as spiritual life... of course the ideas behind much conservative thinking is that they are one in the same. That is why they can be against helping poor people or protecting minorities, because it doesn't matter if a person's spirit is broken. That is why they consider a fertilized "egg" to be the same as a living person. That is why they can torture and live with torturing. Of course, this leads to all different types of intentional and unintentional discrimination. That a person who is born poor doesn't deserve the same educational opportunities, that a minority is inferior, that a woman's physical or mental health is less important than a potentially living person, that their ideology is better so it is okay to kill civilians, or that one person's life is worthless (an suspected terrorist?).
I'd rather die than torture someone.
I'd rather have our country attacked than have our country torture. It's a choice of maybe being murdered or definitely committing suicide.
With out the IDEA of America, than the United States wouldn't be worth anything.
If a serious majority of Americans ever actually starts supporting torture, the United States is already dead.
Read my new sig.
I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.
