>> > >> > Sure it is. Same thing as stealing a tomato from a market stall. You >> > are "depriving the seller of a probable sale". >> >> Uh, no. One tomato is not a probable sale. A kilogram of tomatos is. >> When you >> steal a kilogram of tomatos it raises a question - how come you are so poor >> you aren't able to afford it? And what are you supposed to do if you >> are? > >Again, is stealing one tomatoe or 1 kg of tomatos right or wrong? *regardless of circumstances*. >
Well - one tomato is a sure sale... Finally the seller would have sold it for even a fraction of the cost - (a day before it goes bad)... But what would he care if I'd copy his basket of tomatoes? (he wouldn't have a job if I could do that). What about the farmer? He wouldn't have a job too... (Then again - maybe, in a world where food replication is possible, we should Use the labor force of farmers to mine gold or search for oil?) I'd love to get your comments on this... ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
