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Originally Posted by Janszoon
My perception of slavery is people owning other people. How exactly is that not the same as "biblical slavery"?
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Because that's an over simplification. Holding someone against their will is wrong, wouldn't you agree? What about imprisonment as a punishment for crimes a person has committed? Seems to be a reasonable solution.
What if you're a nomatic society? Imprisonment is a bit difficult since you're always moving. Slavery as a punishment or a means to pay off debt seems (to me) more reasonable than enslaving people simply to do your bidding.
To be honest though, I don't care in the slightest anyone's opinion of this. But I did want to kill an ignorant point of argument because it disregards the fact of the matter.