Steve is an absolutest, which is great in a leader and mentor. I wonder what you would say if there existed a person who by most people's standards was evil. If she spoke what she believed the world would execute her, even in a western type society.
Who are you to tell her that she doesn't deserve to live, because that is what the proclamation of truth will cause. Now, granted, you are not the one pulling the trigger, but as an educated man, with a logical mind, you realize that death would be imminent for such an individual. You are playing God or god in that case.
Absolutism, or relativistic absolutism that most people engage is very helpful for it sets a path in this world that can be followed with full vigor.
Maybe your lens of a western type of society blinded you to the harm that your post can cause.
-FountainAtlas
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