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Isn’t this analogy wrong? The question implied is: if shoplifting were legal and if some people shoplifted to feed hungry babies, should we make shoplifting ill
by yt-sdb 4y ago
Isn’t this analogy wrong? The question implied is: if shoplifting were legal and if some people shoplifted to feed hungry babies, should we make shoplifting illegal?
- whitemary 4y agoIf it weren't wrong, it would not be an analogy. Most intelligent people will realize that the current state of the law is irrelevant, but if you really can't get past that: If shoplifting were undesirable and if some people shoplifted to feed hungry babies, is shoplifting then desirable?
- yt-sdb 4y agoFrom the guidelines [1]: > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html