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Article #22044Re: Violence Against Clinics
From: Danny Low
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 17:46
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 17:46
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>Yes, "Thou shalt not kill" is very broad. So broad in fact that it doesn't
>mean what you think it means. In 1611 that was a very accurate translation
>for the Hebrew. But words change and today that isn't a good rendering. If
>you check a modern translation you will find "You shall not commit murder."
>Quite a bit different.
My understanding is "Thou Shall Not Kill" was NEVER an accurate translation.
Based on modern Hebrew and old Aramaic copies, the correct translation
has alway been "Thou Shall Not Murder." Distinguishing between to kill
and to murder is a very fundamental distinction and one that only humans
make. It is a distinction that all human societies make.
What is much more likely is in 1611, it was Politically Correct to
mistranslate the 5th commandment as "Thou Shall Not Kill."
Danny Low
"Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley
HP CPCD dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 106ed4,3ac761ab0465d950 X-Google-Attributes: gid106ed4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1993-03-31 18:36:44 PST From: dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com (Danny Low) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 17:46:18 GMT Subject: Re: Violence Against Clinics Message-ID: <3410003@pollux.svale.hp.com> Organization: HP LOVECRAFT DIVISION Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!kithrup.com!headwall.Stanford.EDU!agate!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!hplextra!hpcss01!pollux!dlow Newsgroups: ca.general References: <562931477@ofa123.fidonet.org> Lines: 19