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Thomas Says: Why We Shouldn’t Kill Each Other (And Why Sometimes We Should)

January 7th, 2010 | 2 min read

By Gary Hartenburg

This question really is a no-brainer. It’s wrong to kill innocent people, right? Right. On a question like this, the answer isn’t surprising, so we need to pay attention to the reason why Thomas thinks it’s wrong to kill an innocent person.

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Thomas Says: Why We Shouldn’t Kill Each Other (And Why Sometimes We Should)

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