Here’s my objection to this: unless ethics are founded on belief in a deity, they must step from humanity. So an action that can wipe out humanity makes any discussion of ethics moot; the point is, if you don’t sanction violence to prevent human extinction, when do you ever sanction it? (And I don’t think it’s stretching the definition to suggest that law requires violence).
Here’s my objection to this: unless ethics are founded on belief in a deity, they must step from humanity. So an action that can wipe out humanity makes any discussion of ethics moot; the point is, if you don’t sanction violence to prevent human extinction, when do you ever sanction it? (And I don’t think it’s stretching the definition to suggest that law requires violence).