“I believe that ethical behavior, simply put, is to reduce the suffering of conscious beings.”
1: As Joe said (and I’m shocked that I agree), does it then follow that you disagree with all of the Torah’s physical punishments?
2: If you had the ability to murder Maria Schicklgruber, (or for Godwin, Pol Pot’s mother), would that be “ethical”? How about if someone actually did so?