(October 4, 2011 at 6:21 am)Jaysyn Wrote:(October 4, 2011 at 12:23 am)salty Wrote: The decision to steal from people is immoral, but it does no harm to others. The decision to lie to people is immoral, but it does no harm to others.
That's one of the dumbest things I've ever seen anyone put to electrons. Stealing from someone most certainly causes financial harm. Lying to someone can cause all kinds of awful repercussions, depending on what you are lying about.
How are your mental gymnastics working out?
Clearly hasn't watched Terry Pratchetts' "Going Postal' or 'Making Money'
although a work of "fiction" does define nicely (in words of one syllable) how your behaviour and beliefs can have devastating effects in ways you would never imagine.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5