&gt;That&#x27;s a really poor example that only applies because you chose to use the term &quot;murder&quot; rather than &quot;killing.&quot; Killing is not wrong because it&#x27;s killing, it&#x27;s wrong for more subtle and practical reasons -- something that is easier to show if you don&#x27;t go around wantonly calling killing &#x27;murder.&#x27;<p>No... I chose to say murder because it is not generally agreed that killing is wrong, even today.<p>Most people think that killing in self-defense, for example, is permissible, and sometimes admirable thing (though again, there is much disagreement on exactly what self-defense is)    Hell, a lot of people think that killing in pursuit of a sufficiently emotionally charged goal is okay, see collateral damage in wars of choice.   Many people think that killing in defense of property is okay, and many people disagree with that first set.   I could go on and on.<p>In the country where I live, most killings are auto crashes.  Clearly, most people don&#x27;t think that this is wrong, considering how loosely we regulate who can drive (compared to, say, who can carry a gun)    Hell, <i>I</i> am about to go to work;   getting there half an hour earlier (vs. what it would take on my dramatically less dangerous to other people bicycle)  is apparently worth risking other people&#x27;s lives to me.    Now, I don&#x27;t feel particularly okay about this, and I mitigate it somewhat by carrying more than the usual liability insurance, but I&#x27;m about to step into my car and drive.