Marquis claims that killing is wrong primarily because it
A) brutalizes the one who kills.
B) causes a great loss to the loved ones of the victim.
C) deprives the victim of a valuable future.
D) ends the life of the victim.

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Marquis argues that killing is wrong primarily because it deprives the victim of a valuable future. He believes that every individual has a valuable future, a life that is worth living, and by taking that life, the killer is denying the victim of that future. This is the main reason why Marquis believes killing is wrong, not because of the loss to loved ones or because it ends a life.

Marquis Claims That Killing Is Wrong Primarily Because It