@peterp2690@PastorXY@BenZeisloft If you are unable to distinguish a Christian application of the doctrine of the lesser magistrate between Islamic fundamentalism then you are unable to be reasoned with. You really should look into it, I think it would help you tremendously.
@afistfulofteeth@BenZeisloft I assert that you are wrong and you have sought data to prover your point, and that the collectors of that data have failed to adequately prove anything. Also that you have no moral ability to prove right or wrong outside of a faith claim, for which you previously mocked me.
@afistfulofteeth@BenZeisloft Proving a negative is impossible. “The presence of a police officer never deterred crime, because there is still crime“. You’re making a counter factual claim that cannot be supported by a scientific observation.
@afistfulofteeth@BenZeisloft It’s actually incredibly helpful for me to dialogue with people like you to sort out my own reasoning. I think the deterrence inefficiency argument impossible to prove. But at the end of the day, deterrence isn’t the goal. Punishment is the goal.
@afistfulofteeth@BenZeisloft I recognize my argument changed because I am thinking through responses and landed on the base issue.
What are your beliefs that inform your opinions?
@MikeDeSantis1@BenZeisloft Because mans natural state is evil my guy. And proving a negative is impossible. I can easily claim it is incredibly effective because not everyone is murdered.
@FCarrollEsq@BenZeisloft Source: you. I counter your argument with another unsubstantiated claim: it’s historically incredibly effective. This is well studied.
@afistfulofteeth@BenZeisloft Absolutely retarded statement. The death penalty when applied swiftly has historically been an incredibly effective deterrent. Our current death penalty cases are minuscule to historic precedent and take 30 years to be completed. Thats the problem.
The fact that leftists hate Hegseth so much makes me love him 100x more.
His identification of major issues within the DOW, his strategy to correct them, and his actual masculinity are incredibly refreshing in a leader of warfighters. Carry on sir.