Sunday, February 28, 2010

Pacifism

There is a student who lives in my dorm who I have come to know is very pacifist. I won't mention his name because he may not like being talked about. Anyway, I have talked to him with my friends many times and have gotten into really deep discussions and he is a very unique individual. He absolutely does not like killing of any kind. I mentioned how I hunt to him before and he was disgusted that I kill animals. We had a friendly talk about the current war, and the past wars of our country, and he mentioned how much he hated war and how he truly wished we would bring our troops home. I said how I feel war is a way of accomplishing goals and dominance and sometimes necessary. He kept saying how there are many alternatives to war and how we should start using them more. I personally love to go hunting for everything possible that is legal, and I believe war is necessary sometimes. He would not agree with me, but that doesn't make him hate me, or anyone. He has his views, and I have mine. We're all still friends.

1 comment:

  1. push a little deeper - what was compelling about his argument - what did you disagree with and why?

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