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In lugnet.market.theory, Jason Spears writes:
> In lugnet.market.theory, Richard Marchetti writes:
> > In lugnet.market.theory, Kevin Wilson writes:
> > > If you or I decide to do it anyway, it doesn't make it not a lie.
> >
> > Okay. So what? Is lying of this type supposed to rate high on the
> > sin-o-meter? I barely care, nor do many others I suspect.
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> So your saying it's ok to sin a little bit? What if I steal only a little
> bit? Would that be ok? I don't think it is. Where do you draw the line?
Is it a sin to break a law that is morally incorrect?
Is it a sin to abide by a law that is morally incorrect?
Stealing is way different than evading customs impositions that hinder free
trade or than evading laws against victimless crimes, for example.
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| (...) So who gets to decide what is morally incorrect? You? Me? Isn't breaking the law, breaking the law? (Hmm, about to kill my entire arguement here, but I guess I break the law regularly by speeding.) (...) But is this a victimless crime? If you (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) So your saying it's ok to sin a little bit? What if I steal only a little bit? Would that be ok? I don't think it is. Where do you draw the line? (...) Maybe what you do won't change the whole world, but you might affect one or two people and (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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