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Yes. What is really the difference between intent and intent with action? Opportunity. Wanting to kill someone is wrong, because the action you intend to do is wrong. Because it affects you.

Being, would be spiritual. (Could probably be assumed from the previous sentence.)

Humans and animals begin their corporal life shortly after fertilization. A being begins some time before that, probably a long time.

Assuming a chose to live in whatever country I was living in, then I would have chosen the responsibility to report heinous crimes. I'm not going to turn anyone in for speeding or smoking pot, but I would detain and hand over my child if they were wanted for murder. Even if the system is...

You don't think intent can be morally wrong?

Ah, but it does claim a morality. If that morality is broken, punishment ensues. For example let's say someone is killed, if it's an accident they get a lighter sentence than if it was on purpose. Morally relative, but there is still a punishment.

Why wouldn't it?

You must be reading someone elses posts.

The servant will be severely punished, for though he knew his duty, he refused to do it. "But people who are not aware that they are doing wrong will be punished only lightly. Much is required from those to whom much is given, and much more is required from those to whom much more is given."...

You may be confused by a few simple words like "may". "May" does not mean absolute, while it is possible that someone could continue on indefininetly being 'basically good' it is unlikely. Eventually they would be so consumed with self-loathing and bitterness that they would cease to be beings...

It is NOT for deterrence, fear of Hell is fear of the devil which is basically devil worship. Let's put it this way, there are basically three reasons to do something good. 1. To avoid punishment. 2. To be rewarded. 3. Because it is good. Which of these is a good reason, and which are...

Or moral relativism. People can do wrong in both systems.

The life unexamined is not worth living. You dance around the questions, and call it brave.

Three paragraphs, and you whole argument against it is "I hardly think"! Clearly you have figured nothing out. Ever.

....What? That's not what I said at all. I said from someone else's PERSPECTIVE it would be the worst possible fate.

That is punishment, probably immoral, but punishment and not moral absolutism.

I don't know that it is really suffering from their perspective. But anyone watching such a process could see it as pretty terrible.

You keep jumping around here. But, not trying to prove the soul exists, assumed it from the Socratic proof.

I think you may be thinking that such a thing is pretty good, it is not. Think of it being something like a puddle of water, it just sits there and slowly dries up. This is the worst possible fate, you would eventually fade into never having existed at all or the opposite. Being burned alive for...

Q: What is perfect? A: Christ is perfect. Not seeing the problem here.