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Analytical Essay: The Beliefs Of Dudley And Stephens

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Dudley and Stephens reacted in extreme measure when they were faced with a life or death situation. These two prisoners committed the great sin, as said in Exodus 20:13, of murder. Extreme hunger does not justify murder. The two men acted without morality. If the law justified the murder by necessity, then that is saying that if anyone is in the way of one’s own survival, then it is okay to murder one that gets in the way. All four men were stranded, yet only two of them acted irrationally in a time of great pressure. In Genesis 3:1-19, Eve is deceived by the serpent and disobeys God’s orders. Brooks told Dudley and Stephens not to kill Richard Parker, showing his good faith. Opposite of how serpent pressured Eve, Brooks tried to stop the bad thoughts of Dudley and Stephens. When Dudley and Stephens killed another human being, they had no right over Parker. …show more content…

No man shall kill another, and not suffer. Dudley and Stephens willingly chose to kill Parker, and they should have to pay the price for taking an innocent life. God is the only one that has judgment over another man, and by killing him innocently, they acted as a god. If they believed in God, as it says in John 3:18, then they would not have been condemned to commit such a sin. Brooks did not give into the bad moral act that Dudley and Stephens took out against Parker. In 1 Corinthians 15, it is said to not give into sin by surrounding oneself with immoral people. It may have been that both Dudley and Stephens were immoral, and being together made them commit the heinous crime. They may have even made the same decision to kill Parker if they were apart, but since they did it together, it is both of theirs shame. Parker did not get a chance to vote on the decision, which took away his individual right. They took away his right to live without a second

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