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Originally Posted by HarryT
No. It simply means I cannot categorically rule out the fact that such a scenario may exist. In just the same way that, for example, I think it extremely unlikely that God exists, but because I cannot rule out the possibility that I am wrong, I classify myself as an agnostic and not an atheist. It must be reassuring to have such certainty in your life that you can definitively state that something absolutely cannot happen. I just cannot see the world in such "black and white" terms.
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But, and I'm talking logically here, there's a mountain of evidence that states quite clearly that torture does not work. It comes from many different fields, there have been many different studies on the subject. You
can be certain that it will never work. You
can be certain that it will never yield the results you seek.
Faith in a deity is not even remotely the same as being certain that you shouldn't mutilate, torture and rape people in the name of gathering information. Especially when it's proven to be a pointless endeavour. To use one as an example to excuse your "moral cowardness" for the other is nonsensical.