It is a hostile action, because it inflicts suffering and works against the welfare of the creature. The very nature of the act is hateful. It is impossible to act in such a manner without being malicious.
Incorrect. It’s perfectly possible to willfully harm another without having any feelings of hate towards another. Hostile action isn’t equivalent to hate.
Incorrect. It’s perfectly possible to willfully harm another without having any feelings of hate towards another. Hostile action isn’t equivalent to hate.
You have failed to address the larger argument, wherein one’s personal emotions do not alter the nature of the act.
Again, as per your own question, you can’t argue this on your own arbitrary (and absurd) terms.
The fact that you need to resort to such outlandish scenarios to try to make a point says something about the strength (or lack thereof) of your argument. But this is beside the point. You are still not approaching this from within the logic of Catholicism.
With that said, I’m done pointing out your evasions, leaps of (il)logic and fallacious thinking. Since you want to pick and choose soundbites of my points to engage and create straw men that ignore the overarching theme of my arguments, there’s no point in conversing. I’ll consider it when you can hold an honest, logical debate.
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