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sometimes asking seemingly ridiculous questions can lead to interesting lines of thought.
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Very true. They at least should make a person question their core beliefs in order to extend those beliefs into any hypothetical situation that is proposed.
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Why do we find it morally repugnant?
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Good choice of terminology. When I consider if I were able to kill a child for any reason, I sense the same reaction in myself that I have to the killing of any innocent thing. Since I'd have no sympathy for the social practices that encouraged infanticide, I'd feel that those who engaged in such a practice were no better than those who kill animals or innocent bystanders for no reason at all. You have to be a basically cruel person to kill innocents for no reason, and cruel people make me uncomfortable. Therefore I could never become one or condone their behaviors.
It's good to ask questions that make you squirm. Challenging my beliefs won't earn you my scorn, they'll just make me rethink my opinions and either defend them or admit my reasoning is weak.