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Does that mean if I steal a yacht that it's not theft because I wouldn't have bought one anyway? Your logic seems flawed to me.
by stevenp 16y ago
Does that mean if I steal a yacht that it's not theft because I wouldn't have bought one anyway? Your logic seems flawed to me.
- alextgordon 16y agoA better analogy would be drawing up plans from his yacht and using them to build another yacht for yourself. This is illegal, but it would be silly to claim that it is "stealing" from the yacht manufacturer.
- ramidarigaz 16y agoIt's stealing because you're depriving someone of that yacht. It's not a lost sale because you wouldn't have bought one.
- ugh 16y agoIt’s not really important whether it’s ‘theft’ or not, that’s just not relevant to the question whether it is morally acceptable or not.