We have a right to feel morally superior to ISIS
Who is "we"? and are you comparing individuals to an amorphous military-political movement?
Do some people have genes which strongly predispose them against killing children.
Everyone has these genes. It's just that some people can successfully override their biological programming :-/
Killing children is one of the stronger moral taboos, but a lot of kids are deliberately killed all over the world.
By the way, the US drone strikes in Pakistan are estimated to have killed 170-200 children.
Everyone has these genes. It's just that some people can successfully override their biological programming :-/
"Every computer has this code. It's just that some computers can successfully override their programming."
What does this statement mean?
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