Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Gil Bailie Quote “The people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment thought of their act as violence; rather they thought of it as an act of divinely mandated righteousness. The same can be said of most of the violence we humans have ever committed.” ~ Gil Bailie College Fellow at Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, author, lecturer Conscience , Violence Ratings and Comments Reply Mark, Huntsville 10/2/13 Yes this is true, however violence today is mostly randem acts to rob or kill for compensation in one form or another. Reply E Archer, NYC 10/2/13 The bombing of foreign nations is not 'random,' Mark. And the US govt justifies it year after bloody year. Zealots of all stripes will commit all forms of violence with clean consciences. Reply J Carlton, Calgary 10/2/13 Mark, The targeting of western world by Fundamentalist Muslim Factions is in no way random. And it is being done (misguidedly) by some who believe they operate under "divinely mandated righteousness" on average about 4 times per day all over the world. And with a hat tip to Winston Churchill I would like to say "It is a situation with which up, we shall not put". Reply jim k, Austin, Tx 10/2/13 Many, I would say most acts of violence are perpetrated in the name of religion. Muslims are a good example but not the only one. Reply SCSURFR, La Mirada 10/4/13 But it raises a question: Are they wrong? It is easy to denounce acts of violence by associating them with something as insane as burning witches, but this paints too broad a swath. It is setting up a straw man argument. When one truly believes he is facing evil, does he have the option not to confront it? Failure to confront evil resulted in the Holocaust. Most acts of violence are justifiable, it just depends on which side of the argument you stand. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Gil Bailie quote is found in these categories: Conscience quotes Violence quotes About Gil Bailie Bio of Gil Bailie Quotations by Gil Bailie Books by/about Gil Bailie Gil Bailie videos Gil Bailie on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Gil Bailie