Comments by "cchris874" (@cchris874) on "Jubilee"
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@vpc5156 Thanks for your reply
My main point is that compared to a society that had NO laws against murder, the death penalty would certainly deter on some level. That's why I get frustrated when I hear the claim it has NO deterrent capacity.
I assume you probably have read Pinker's Better Angels book, which makes a persuasive case we are living at the safest point in humankind's history. But there is some controversy on that, as (I think his name is Brian Furgeson) has also made a persuasive case that the now standard view on hunter gatherer violence is that it may not have been as uniformly high as Pinker et all claim. Also, RJ Rummel, who coined the term "democide," and who is listed as a source in Pinker's book, gives a much higher estimate for 20th century deaths. If you plug that estimate in instead, you don't get the same conclusion as Pinker. Nit picking aside, I agree that despite the seeming increasing anarchic nature of the world, in the West at least, we are in one of the safest time/places ever.
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@sergiogonzalez5958 OK, that makes some sense!
One more question I have always been fascinated by. While having some things in common, as we all know, Islam differs substantial from Christianity. But its adherents seem no less convinced of its rightness. It too has a rich history, fundamentalist believers who produce the same kinds of historical evidence for its authenticity. To an outside observer, it, and some other religions too, seem to be a variation of the same myths dressed in different clothing. That is, a believer in Islam will produce the same passion, conviction, and alleged evidence as a Christian. Yet since all monotheistic religions cannot all be correct, doesn't this suggest these are cultural myths rather than divine truths?
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