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Re:Fidel Castro has died by peteretep on Saturday November 26, 2016 @10:01AM (#13043822) 

    > to be the bare minimum
    > for a decent society
So if a utilitarian-leaning society could show it was improved by killing people, you'd be fine with that?
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Re:Fidel Castro has died by dorfsmay on Saturday November 26, 2016 @10:38AM (#13044064)
I would not be fine with that, no, but then, I'm not fine either with killing other apes and other self-reflecting animals ; my standard vs modern society's accepted standard.

However, in that hypothetical case you describe, it might be up for discussion. My point was that by modern standards, killing other humans is not ok, and not up for discussion.

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