John Edgar Slow Horses
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Attila the Hun. Stalin. Hitler. W. T. Sherman. Cortez.Someone’s comment on a thread earlier brought to mind the idea of “might makes right.”
Here’s a definition, for anyone who isn’t sure what it means. According to Oxford English Dictionary...
might is right (also might makes right and variants) : the possession of power, rather than any moral consideration, determines the legitimacy of an action, policy, etc.
Obviously we see “might makes right” played out all the time in this world.
But is there anyone here who actually believes that might makes right? In other words, is there anyone here who actually believes that mere physical strength and possession of power morally justifies anything that person with power does with it?
Before I say anything more, I want to hear your thoughts on it.
I’m especially curious to hear what the atheists have to say about this.