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Title: A Good Definition Or Not?
Words: 1061
In the Bible, one of the Ten Commandments states: "Thou shalt not kill." Regardless of religious preferences and beliefs, everyone knows of this Supreme command; but do they know what it means? Consider this: does "Thou shalt not kill" and "Thou shalt not murder" mean the same thing? By its common definition, to "murder" means to kill unlawfully or at least unjustifiably. However, centuries ago, the Ten Commandments handed to Moses simply mentioned "kill". There was no mention at all whether "to kill" distinguished between the lawful or unlawful taking of a life, or for that matter if the life even had to be that of a human. In today's society, it appears "Thou shalt not murder" is more appropriate than "Thou shalt not kill," as "kill" denotes a just and lawful reason to take ...
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