The Use of Nuclear Weapons Is Inherently Evil

Jim
Society & Culture
Nuclear Weapons

A nuclear bomb—by its very nature— … will entail the killing of vast amounts of the innocent. We’ve not even begun to consider retaliatory strikes followed by more retaliatory strikes, likely ending in a conflagration that recalls medieval visions of hell.

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Jay
Mon, 08/14/17 4:29 pm

Here are three criteria that Thomas Aquinas detailed in his theology:

  1. War must be declared by a legitimate authority and not just some random individual.
  2. Those attacked must be attacked for some just reason.
  3. Those who attack must do so with the right intention, the attainment of some good, and the avoidance of evil.

I am directly quoting pg. 347 from that work.

"Our task today is to tell people — who no longer know what sin is...no longer see themselves as sinners, and no longer have room for these categories — that Christ died for sins of which they do not think they’re guilty." - David Wells

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TylerR
Mon, 08/14/17 4:30 pm

I’ll get from my library via ILL. Thanks very much.

Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.

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T Howard
Tue, 08/15/17 6:10 am

[TylerR]

Does anybody have any good reading suggestions on Just War theory; particularly its contemporary application?

Tyler, I’m reading through the Marine Commandant’s Professional Reading List, and under senior level - enlisted, there is a recommendation for Just and Unjust Wars : a moral argument with historical illustrations, written by Michael Walzer. I’ve not read it myself but thought you might find it interesting.