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Because I would not like to be killed by me if I were that man (or any other living being). Plus it causes distress in family and friends of that man. Which I
by Double_a_92 8y ago
Because I would not like to be killed by me if I were that man (or any other living being).
Plus it causes distress in family and friends of that man. Which I also wouldn't like for myself.
And it also destroys the trust in the community around you if everybody could/is actively killing other people. Which is an evolutionary disadvantage.
- trashtester 8y agoThose make good reasons under most circumstances, especially in civilized societies. In other societies, the conditions can be the opposite. In societies without an effective police force, the norm is that an honor culture develops, where avenging a murder with another murder is not only a right but in fact a duty. In such societies, the first murder can actually be considered heroic, if there is no effective retribution, and the second murder is essentially always heroic. Morality is much more dependant on our society than many think. If anarchist actually get their way, an honor society will emerge from the chaos fairly quickly. (Examples: Current clan societies, such as northern Pakistan, Afghanistan, histoircal clan societies (vikings etc), hunter-gatherers, criminal gangs, etc,etc).