What's better to steal for living or die from hunger?
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If it meant my kids starving or me stealing I would steal.  If it meant I would starve or me stealing I would steal. Ok who am I kidding if it meant my animals starving or me stealing I would steal.
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Machievelli made that quote famous. People would like to think that it does, thus when Robin Hood robbed to give to the poor, his actions justified itself because of the good it did, especially considering that he was robbing from the rich, and the Sherrif of Nottingham's riches were ill-gotten anyhow.\n\nWe can conider another case. Say there is a person who is terminally ill and only has a month to live, and there are 6 people who need urgent organ transplants. Is it justified to kill the terminally ill man without his consent in order to harvest his organs to save the 6 people? Most would argue that it wouldn't.\n\nI think it is very tempting to argue that the ends do justify the means, but it is a very dangerous philosophy to follow, and it is best to live in accordance with the law.
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I think it's better to spend the money and help feed 3rd world countries instead of exploring things even though it might be useful.\nWhat we don't know yet won't hurt us but hunger is what we do know and we should try to fix it.
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Intent has an impact on the morality of an action.  Clearly stealing to commit adultery (whatever that might mean) is well within the "immoral" category since that's committing one immoral act to further a second immoral act.\n\nHowever, stealing to help the poor still isn't clearly in the "moral" category in my opinion.  That is far more dependent on any special circumstances.  The classic "Robin Hood" scenario seems immoral to me.  It's not Robin Hood's right to say where peoples' money should be spent, other than his own.
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The question answers it well. Make your enemy your friend. Lowering yourself to the level of taking a life proves very little. \n\nIf, as in military conflict, you have a 'kill or be killed' decision, then kill.\n\nBefore it escalates to such petty options, the best choice is definitely to make allies of your enemies. The best result for all parties is trade and negotiation. War, hatred and fighting bring about little. The winner may lose, the loser, definitely loses.\n\nCheers, L
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For survival as far as finding food?  Or killing your enemies out in the wild?  Generally for outdoor survival you don't need to worry about food-you can go many weeks without any food at all, and months with a seriously reduced diet.\nAs far as killing enemies-the most effective means are simple traps based on snares for small animals.  Just set the trip-snare to cause injury.  The most effect sort of injury-inducing trap like this would be something that strikes the head/neck area.  Even if there isnt a great deal of force (for example, a bent branch), as long as you can penetrate the skin, you may be able to poison the person or cause a severe infection (by smearing feces on the spikes, for example) or, if you are lucky, partially or fully blinding the person.  If you have the equipment, even fairly shallow deadfalls with sharpened sticks in the bottom can be debilitating-but you have to lure the person over the deadfall.  The only effective weapons that can be made without a great deal of practice are things such as spears and other throwing weapons.  One fairly effective weapon like this (also used to disable small mammals) is to take two sticks, anywhere from 1-2 inches in diameter, and about 1 foot each-sharpen both ends, and tie them together in an "X" shape- With a surprising short amount of practice, this can be quite effective as a hunting tool or weapon.
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Why would you want to kill one living thing to save another one of the same worth?
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That all depends, if you are starving, respect won't buy you food. Of course, respect is something you can not buy (well maybe from someone who's respect is worthless). Having the respect of someone who you don't respect is also kind of worthless. There is also the argument that having the respect of certain people will make it easier to have money. I would reduce it to the fact that respect and money are not mutually exclusive, and I doubt that you would have to choose ONE or the OTHER.
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1.Yes, it doesn't seem possible when you are not hungry, but when you are starving, the survival instinct always rules..\n\n2.Well, as a microbiologist, I never heard about such thing as cuting the finger... i mean if you are in a Level 5 security, and you cut out a finger... you practically expose your "inside" to the pathogen element.. I don't think that it would work.  So the answer is no...\n\n3. Here again, if i knew that I would be the only way for me to survive... I'dd do it right away\n\nAnd by the way... we never know how are we goin to react in such situation... and what I'm telling today might be really far away of the real actions I would take in such circomstances... \n\nThat was an interresting question anyway :P
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God understands your struggles just keep that in mind.  And if you truely feel bad about it then when you get extra money instead of spending it on something you don't need (not talking about food or anything like that) then give it to God.
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I think so. For instance, your child has been bitten by a snake and the antedote is behind the window of a store that is closed because it's after business hours.  What are you going to do?  Stealing is wrong, but of course you aren't going to let your child die.  You are going to tear into that place and save your baby!\n\nThere are times when rules are meant to be broken.
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It does seem to be true. Temporal gain is what I believe you are referring to. If someone robs a bank they immediately are rewarded with their treasure. But it usually catches up to them even before they leave Earth. Do not be discouraged. God rewards us here on Earth as well as in Heaven. If you are given too much money back when you cash your check at the bank and then return later to give back the extra money, your eternal reward for that deed will be greater than if you would have robbed the bank successfully. Tell God your desires and bend your will to His. Anything you are going through is for His good purpose. Pray and do not let your heart be tempted by those who have so much earthly wealth under another god. Remember this is not our home.
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I'd save the one in greatest peril first, to increase the chances that I could save the other one in time as well.  It's a loaded question, no good way to answer without feeling bad.
46140
There are two questions you ask.\n1.) --Conciousness is strong feeling (nature of which, by the way is impossible to describe from atheistic perspective) which hardly gives you a break. Therefore it is hard to live if you steal. However, if someone repeats crime over and over again his conciouseness get used to it more and more so he/she lives pretty good with stealing.\n-- Also, (it is not excuse though), people can steal for a different purposes... self-preservation most powerful probably...\n2)-- Second question I don't uderstand. I guess what you mean is people are "EVIL" because they use-up "mother nature"??? So I don't think I get what you ask...clearly.\n-- Anyways considereing human as parasites may lead to serious mental consequencess (...watch out) :D :D (I say this because there are movement to preserve "mother Earth" from "evil" human. Don't get into it please! )\n-- Assuming you're right is only takes specific ideological framework. So how you view human kind and its relationship to Earth is just biproduct of your worldview, which reflects your understanding of human existance. So do not jump into conclusions before you invvestigate "BIG" questions first. (Philosophy 101 recomended). :D :D
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Drive and Die or Ride and Live
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hell yes its cheaper to keep her.  collect while you can. save. save. save.  just cheat if you have to.  you shouldnt have stuck it.
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povert, illness, hunger, greed, selfishness