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Question: Can someone give me a non-theistic/non-religious explanation of why slavery is wrong!?
Now in his writings Darwin suggested that the civilized would wipe out the uncivilized (survival of tooth and claw etc!.) and Nietzsche said that "The morality of 'equal rights' is a herd morality, and because it opposes the cultivation of superior individuals, it leads to the corruption of the human species"!.

Definition of slavery:
By slavery I will refer to the Roman enslavement, for life and the other person as property to be used or disposed of solely at the digression of the owner!. The individuals in the owner would be from the stronger, more dominant group/race!. * If you would like to propose an alternative idea of slavery such as that found in Israel where the slave was released at the 7th year that is a welcome alternative!.

Part!.1
So given those constraints can anyone come up with a reason why it would be wrong for a stronger race (weapons, numbers, technology!.!.) to commit genocide and enslave the survivors!? In lower species we see the improvement through the dominant and superior specimens reducing or eliminating the inferior or their options to reproduce!.


Part!.2
If you choose a reason, what are you using as a basis of your concept of it being wrong/right!?

Just so you don't think I am excluding the theistic answers on prejudice I think C!.S!. Lewis summed it up in his statement "Christ died for men precisely because men are not worth dying for; to make them worth it!.", if you have more to add I would be interested too!.

Thanks
BaiWww@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
There would be nothing wrong about slavery if there are no morals or ethics being bounded to the issue!. Man could do whatever they want and nothing would ever be wrong, since there would be no guidelines or rules indicating what is 'wrong' now, wouldn't it!?

And that statement made by CS Lewis is beautiful!. =)Www@QuestionHome@Com

G Causes produce effects!. Actions taken against other humans come back as effects!. This is inescapable!.
Wrong is arbitrary!. Cause-effect is indifferent!. You push!. You get pushed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

When the whip is on your back , it herts no mater who you are !. you don't have to be a christion to feal the pain of your fellow man , empathy is enough Www@QuestionHome@Com

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Ethics

First sentence:
"Ethics is a major branch of philosophy,"!.!.!.
Fact of the matter is this field predates Christianity!.

Human beings don't need the threat of being dropped into a lake of fire to care for their fellow man!. We have an evolutionary predisposition to empathy, to be able to guess what causes pain in others and avoid doing that!.

The bible itself is rather mute when it comes to explicitly prohibiting slavery:
http://www!.religioustolerance!.org/sla_bi!.!.!.

And on genocide, here's one from the bible,
"Thus saith the LORD of hosts !.!.!. go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ***!."
1 Samuel 15:2-3

Just because one is religious doesn't mean one is ethical!. The inverse is also true!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Bla Bla Bla
I am a slave of society!. I can't spend any time with my little girl because I am a slave of the system that makes me buy a bigger house than I really need and a nicer car than I should have!. I don't really need to keep up with the Jones but why do I!? Do I vote for capitalism!? Will this help my escape from entrapment!?

Did you really have a point or did you read one of those book thingys!? Good for you my little man!. That took a lot of spirit!. Your a slave to your own ego my fellow American!. How many schools did you go to!?Www@QuestionHome@Com