"An eye for an eye will make the world blind."?

Question

Your thoughts?

This is a debate topic.

Answer 1

when someone commits the same crime as another person, they should get the same punishment and because theres a lot of people commiting them it "will make the world blind."

Answer 2

sounds true from a very weak and somewhat dumb perspective

my rebutal:

The world is for the strong, to be lived by the strong and if need be taken by the strong.

Answer 3

This is a tough one.  On one hand, I believe in letting the punishment fit the crime, but on the other hand I also believe the teachings of Jesus Christ when He said "Do not repay evil with evil, but overcome evil with good."  I think it's a valid quote because revenge is a deeply ingrained part of human nature, so having the 'eye for an eye' attitude will make you want to harm everyone who has ever harmed you, regardless of what that harm is.  It would eventually get to the point where a person would want to kill another person if that person hurt their feelings.  The other problem is it's also human nature to blame others for our unhappiness (which is usually due to our own shortcomings), and it would be very easy to combine that projection of blame with the urge to exact vengeance.  So yes, it would be very easy for humankind to destroy itself if the 'eye for an eye' mentality was the standard for justice.

Answer 4

I'd rather be a blind man than a cyclops.

Answer 5

Each side will be left with an eye.Bu the debate is fruitless if you leave out the elite bloodlines that rule this world.They are the ones that create wars and racial animosity,and economic slavery.The common man always desires peace.The llluminati even invented the class struggle[Marxism-Communism] to give people the illusion of fighting for justice.And look at how Socialism is growing all over the world.The USA is no longer a great free Republic.It's littered with Socialist programs.http://www.threeworldwars.com/albert-pik...  http://www.amerikanexpose.com/quotes1.ht...

Answer 6

Revenge is NEVER the answer...it just causes more pain and suffering.