http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/moralabsolutism Questions tagged with 'moralabsolutism' at Ask MetaFilter. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:54:34 -0800 Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:54:34 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/30877/Who%2Dwas%2DReagans%2Dtheologian%2Dof%2Dapocalypse A tough one: I remember reading that during the Reagan years, as part of the campaign to convince the Russians that the US really would launch a second strike if faced with a preemptive Russian attack, Reagan turned to a religious figure or theologian who explained that a retaliatory attack, even if it resulted in the extinction of the human species, would be morally approvable and even required by God, and that it would serve the glory of God, despite the unfortunate consequences it might have for human beings. I don't think I just imagined all this, so I wonder: who was the religious person that articulated this position? What source can tell me about this stuff? Many thanks for any clues. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.30877 Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:54:34 -0800 ethics mad moralabsolutism nuclearwar reagan theology washburn