FA_Q2
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I have seen seven and far worse movies for that matter. I am surprised that you would see things that way from a secular point of view (not your stance on the death penalty but on death itself). For me there is no worse concept than ceasing to exist. Experience, no matter the nature, is of more value to me than non experience. That is part of the reason people have invented hell. From several other debates in years gone by I have been shown that the bible does not support the existence of a hell where you are continually punished for eternity. The belief in hell, I believe, stems from the need to have an afterlife no matter what the afterlife entails as the thought of ceasing to exist is a hard concept to swallow.Secular, I have my doubts about the afterlife which is one of the reasons I'd like them to stay around.
If there is no afterlife then IMO death would be a lesser punishment then keeping them around in prison.
5 years of prison and an execution that may or may not be painful vs. at least 25 years in the same prison.
Oh and if you think there's nothing worse than death ... go watch Se7en. Particularly the Sloth scene.
In any event, prison is certainly not worse as, while not a walk in the park, it is not that bad.