Life and Property

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From what I understood, it's the death of an unwilling person. Buildings can be rebuilt (even the ka'bah), but a person can not be brought back to life (unless it's by Allah of course). If the ka'bah or I had to be destroyed, I would choose to die, but this is an unwilling person, whether they're a child, muslim, non muslim, etc.
 
Isn't the poll ambiguous?
Question1:
Would you choose between a life or a sacred building, yes or no?
Answer1:
No, I wouldn't likely make a choice.
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Question2:
If you were forced to choose, would you protect the life or the building?
Answer2:
Buildings are brick, the kaaba even has been demolished and rebuild in the past already. So I don't think demolishing and rebuilding it again would change its value.
 
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Definitely save the innocent child because he/she is born in what is called fitra, innate knowledge that tells her there is One God worthy of worship (Muslim). A building is just a building and not as sacred as human LIFE period. Many people including Christians think otherwise.
 
Innocent child? Heck no, the life of a child, even the brattiest child in history, takes precedence over any building, holy or no. Buildings can be rebuilt.

Pygoscelis said:
So... what if it isn't an innocent child?

What if it is a person from a competing religion (if you're a muslim say its a jew). What if its an atheist. What if its somebody who isn't so innocent, say a thief or an adulterer?

Does the person involved matter in your decision? Or is a human life a human life, full stop?
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If it's a grown man armed with a bazooka who is actively trying to destroy said building, I think a lot of people would support the decision to end his life on such principles as 'public safety' and 'getting to read in the paper about some bazooka-wielding nutter who got blown away'.
 
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I though the OP meant that the only way to save the building is through killing the person who is destroying it or something like that. In that case, I would definitely want the building to be saved. Destroying the Kaaba (or the Prophet (peace be upon him)'s grave or the Masjid al haram or whatever other sacred structure you want) is a perversion of humanity.
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Fishman said:
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I though the OP meant that the only way to save the building is through killing the person who is destroying it or something like that. In that case, I would definitely want the building to be saved. Destroying the Kaaba (or the Prophet (peace be upon him)'s grave or the Masjid al haram or whatever other sacred structure you want) is a perversion of humanity.
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He went on to say, however, that the person is a child.

If the person is a child, I believe it is morally wrong to kill him or her, even if he or she is actively trying to destroy the building.

If it's a grown man or woman armed with a missile launcher or something, those kind of people tend to get gunned down for attempting to destroy any buildings, let alone sacred ones.
 
Umm, nope the person wasnt trying to blow it up. It was more, you could save one but not the other, kind of poll.
Meh, if theyre trying to blow stuff up, their fair game IMO.
 

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