> They are delusional about the gains it will give them though. A life of crime does not in fact pay. This is far from obvious. Plenty of criminals have lived

> They are delusional about the gains it will give them though. A life of crime does not in fact pay. This is far from obvious. Plenty of criminals have lived either their entire lives or at least decades in quite remarkable luxury. Plenty of petty thieves and even robbers are never caught. Also, plenty of people who commit less evil acts but from similar motivations (such as assuming credit for a colleague's work to ascend the corporate ladder) are virtually guaranteed to live richer lives than those who don't. Few politicians ever get elected if they don't lie at least some of the time, to any position above mayor maybe. Very few corrupt officials are ever caught, or ever lose their fortunes if caught. And, of course, some of history's biggest conquerors lived rich fulfilling lives of power and died of old age. Look at people like Genghis Khan or Octavian Augustus etc. Should we not consider them evil simply because they were right about how conquering others and stealing their wealth would benefit them?