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The destruction of Carthage probably included the slaughter of many children ...

• EForEndeavour 7y ago
  And the resection of a solid tumour inevitably involves the killing of perfectly healthy cells. - If you do nothing, sacrifice continues indefinitely. - If you intervene, you'll likely cause a short-term uptick in deaths of would-be sacrifices, with the goal of completely ending sacrificial deaths thereafter.
  • TheGoddessInari 7y ago
    If everyone is dead, they can't keep going around killing each other!