Is torture acceptable? (3 Viewers)

[Martin]

Our running debate on how atheists are immoral people. Check this out:

The overall results (leaving out the popular rarely justified category to keep this simple. Full results here.):

* Can often be justified: 15%
* Can sometimes be justified: 34%
* Can never be justified: 25%

The figure changes a bit among white evangelical Protestants (although there were only 174 of them in the survey):

* Can often be justified: 18%
* Can sometimes be justified: 44%
* Can never be justified: 16%

It's also different for those who seldom or never attend religious services (sample size: 168 people):

* Can often be justified: 12%
* Can sometimes be justified: 30%
* Can never be justified: 26%

http://www.livescience.com/culture/090513-torture-religion.html

Why don't we do a poll of our own here?
Options:

• I believe in God and torture is wrong in all circumstances
• I believe in God and torture can be justified
• I don't believe in God and torture is wrong in all circumstances
• I don't believe in God and torture can be justified

Mods?

If you're wondering what this is all about, read this.

 

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[Wahdan]

Great topic Martin.

 

[icemaη]

Torture is very rarely justified, like when my daughter is kidnapped and I am Liam Neeson...

 

[Geof]

DIEEEEGOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Enron]

Torture is always justified, the only things that change are the reasons for justifying it.

 

[Azzurri7]

Poll added

 

[Seven]

Martin,

I think torture doesn't work. Therefore I also think it can't be justified, because it would basically be meaningless violence. But is this what you meant?

 

[Eddy]

Damn, another one of these opens up once more.

You're torturing me Martin!

 

[Yamen]

Forza Religion.

Football Sux!

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

religion is my raison d'etre

 

[Fred]

Not justified whatsoever. Verynine's thread was a challenging question, this one isn't imo.

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

see, you'd think so

 

[Fred]

I don't follow?

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

i mean, you'd think so, but people voted for the other two options

 

[sallyinzaghi]

Torture... like Jack Bauer torture?

 

[Bjerknes]

Torture is only acceptable if the target is a Man United fan, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Torture... like Jack Bauer torture?

Word up.

 

[Rollie]

Torture... like Jack Bauer torture?

As in, hook these clips to your nips, here comes the current? Did I, or did I not see an episode with Bauer getting electrocuted with some nipple clamps (would have had to be in season 1,2 or 3 I believe)?

Or was that an episode from one of my dreams?

 

[Hambon]

why does god have to get in the middle of everything?

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Wish I knew.