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WAG.... Murphy has moved on
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Fcrate on July 04, 2018, 03:27:02 PM ---A man tries to kill my daughter better pray to God for mercy. I won't have any. I'll just kill him. If he succeeded however, that's where torture comes in.
Maybe that's just me, but I doubt anyone would do any less if their children were threatened, and they had the ability to do something about it.
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Very human and completely understandable but it is not the mentality big states are build on, it is the mentality that causes bleud feuds and wars between families. It can cause anarchy.
So when states rise they want to monopolize violence. Crime becomes not just a crime against another person but a crime against the state and because christianity and other religions have always been a good pilars of the state it becomes a crime against god. We have to forgive each other to keep the peace and punishment is done by the god sanctioned state or if that fails by god himself after you die.
That is why when someone breaks into your home you are supposed to call the police and not kill them on sight. I know it can be difficult but that is what you are supposed to do :)
Mira:
--- Quote from: Wolfeyes on July 04, 2018, 12:54:52 PM ---That's not the point of my argument: my point is everyone has a breaking point where even faith isn't enough. He didn't just let "faith" guide him in The Warrior and believe God will protect Alicia.
So I repeat, everyone has a breaking point, including Michael, where gosh they might make a mistake. I mean, Harry does. Repeatedly.
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Yes, everyone does, but if you are entrusted with what Michael was, you handle it, no matter how hard, you handle it... If Uriel and his Boss were not sure of that, Michael would never have been entrusted with such an important thing no matter how vital the mission.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Mira on July 04, 2018, 06:04:49 PM --- Yes, everyone does, but if you are entrusted with what Michael was, you handle it, no matter how hard, you handle it... If Uriel and his Boss were not sure of that, Michael would never have been entrusted with such an important thing no matter how vital the mission.
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Comes down to Choice. They had trust in Michael, but there was still a chance he could have messed up.
Fcrate:
--- Quote from: Arjan on July 04, 2018, 05:09:18 PM ---That is why when someone breaks into your home you are supposed to call the police and not kill them on sight. I know it can be difficult but that is what you are supposed to do :)
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Somehow I don't see any character of DF that would do that. Much less Michael the fist of God himself.
Oh, and isn't God supposed to help those who help themselves? So you take action, lift that baseball bat (or preferably a 12 guage shotgun) against the intruder, rest assured that you're doing the right thing. By God, if not by Law.
Mira:
--- Quote from: groinkick on July 04, 2018, 06:08:19 PM ---Comes down to Choice. They had trust in Michael, but there was still a chance he could have messed up.
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Yes, he is human, but Uriel and his Boss had faith in Michael..
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