Re: Should we really care??
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c) The guy who invented money can't really be blamed as it us who chooses to use the money and put it in the bank (just as the guy who conducts scientific research cannot be blamed if his research is misused by others).
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No, but the guy who wrote Zen and the Art of Robbery out of "intellectual interest" certainly didn't help.
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When it comes to court, can we really say the robber is 100% to blame for trying to make some easy money
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Yes, we can. If you steal something for your own personal gain, you are 100% to blame. The act started and ended with your conscious choice. Does it matter if you had to climb in through an open window, or disable a security alarm and smash down a door? The theft is the same. I'm surprised to find you have Bornertian ethics.
Here's a couple more howlers from this moral philosophy:
- He wasn't wearing a bullet proof vest, so I'm not 100% to blame for the murder of the guy I shot in the mall.
- She wasn't wearing reinforced steel underwear with a lock on it, so I'm not 100% to blame for ...
You get the idea.
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