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Prioritizing the greatest good for the greatest number of people is the path to genocide.
Is it better to kill 1 million people to help 9 million have great lives or let 10 million have mediocre lives?
Believing in God and that humans are made in his image requires respecting the individual's dignity. Yet, our purpose is toward communion with God and each other. Both extremes of individualism and collectivism fail to see this distinction.
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