Posted: Jul 04, 2012 7:06 am
Kenneth-Kaunda wrote:So the rule of 'do not steal' just means, 'do not steal if you think you will get caught'
agree?
No. But obviously it relies on what concept of property you have and what you consider stealing. Is finding something on the floor and taking it for yourself stealing? In modern society, we'd be expected to bring it to the police, but to a caveman, it would just be finding something, hence why people have less of a moral problem with that than snatching a handbag. The difference is that cavemen would generally share stuff, whereas we have this idea that everything (including thoughts written down) is property.