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   From: steelwolf1@cox.net   
      
   On 29 Jun 2004 07:15:35 -0700, Rafael_Leyre@yahoo.com (Rafael Leyre)   
   wrote:   
      
   >In all conflicts from ancient times up till today, the various parties   
   >always believed in their own righteousness.   
      
   >Arithmetically half of them must be wrong.   
      
   Not necessarily.   
      
   "If one important truth is pressed to the exclusion of another truth   
   of equal importance, it becomes an error, and loses its hold upon the   
   conscience."  -- Philip Schaff   
      
   >On the other hand, scientific research has demonstrated repeatedly   
   >that physical punishment has no positive effect on crime statistics at   
   >all.   
      
   But in those cases where it's warranted, it at least hopefully saves   
   us from having to give their asses free room and board in an expensive   
   prison-for-profit.  There's something to be said for that.   
      
   I'm personally somewhat ambivalent on capital punishment as an ideal,   
   but I think the potential benefit thereof does not lie in its   
   preventative value.   
      
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