

If it happens again, the original culprit is completely blind. The neighbors family has the right to blind the offender in one eye as retribution. If everyone exacts revenge for a wrong done to them, then the whole world will be bent on destrying each other.Ī man (either accidentally or intentionally) blinds his neighbor in one eye. If we all take an eye for every eye we lose, pretty soon we can't see at all. If every body gets even, after a while there won't be any one. One of the ways he did that was to point out the irony of the mentality that thinks first of vengence and not of forgiveness. When Ghandi said this he was living in a very vengeful, hate filled troubled time and he was trying to focus people in a different direction. While people use this as justification for vengence, scripture teaches vengence is Mine referring to the Lord, but that's another question. Īn eye for an eye refers to vengence, and it's reference is loosely taken from the Bible, you take my eye, I'll take your eye, you take my tooth, you get the picture. TIS FAMOUS QUOTE IS SAID BY MAHATMA GANDHI. If you would like to address an existing argument, use the Support and Dispute link within that argument to create a new reply. When you are ready to voice your opinion, use the Add Argument button to create an argument. To learn more about the CreateDebate scoring system, check out the FAQ. Once you vote, the icon will become grayed out and the argument's score will change.ĭebate scores, side scores and tag scores are automatically calculated by an algorithm that primarily takes argument scores into account. You have the power to cast exactly one vote (either up or down) for each argument. To vote for an argument, use these icons: To follow along, you may find it helpful to show and hide the replies displayed below each argument. If this is your first time checking out a debate, here are some quick tips to help get you started:Īrguments with the highest score are displayed first.Īrgument replies (both in favor and in opposition) are displayed below the original argument. CreateDebate is a social debate community built around ideas, discussion and democracy.
