Author Question: The main argument against the morality of capital punishment is that a) it's cruel and inhumane. ... (Read 211 times)

JGIBBSON · **on:** Jul 20, 2018

The main argument against the morality of capital punishment is that

a) it's cruel and inhumane.
b) we have no right to take life, only God has.
c) it is a violation of the Value of Life principle.
d) it offers no chance for rehabilitation.

Question 2

Some persons argue that homosexuality causes harm, because homosexuals are more
likely to experience depression and psychological problems. Corvino responds that even
if such statistics are correct

a. the psychological problems may be more than compensated for by other advantages.
b. it may well be societal pressures on homosexuals that cause the problems, rather than
homosexuality itself being the cause.
c. homosexuality must have some survival advantages, otherwise evolutionary forces
would have eliminated it.
d. psychology is such an inexact science that we can draw no reliable conclusion from
such reports.
e. such statistics apply to only one culture during one period, and thus cannot be the
basis for universal statements of objective fact.