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To: TChris
Why is theft illegal? Because the majority have said it is immoral.

No! Because it's intrinsically evil. And the fact that it's intrinsically evil is knowable to everyone.

Whether specific acts of theft should be criminalized, and what penalties should be applied to violations of laws regarding theft, are a matter for prudential judgement.

54 posted on 08/05/2005 5:56:43 AM PDT by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: Aquinasfan
Because it's intrinsically evil. And the fact that it's intrinsically evil is knowable to everyone.

...unless you count thieves in your "everyone". See, I would put homosexuality and abortion into the "intrinsically evil" category too. Sadly, our society's "intrinsically evil" list shrinks with every passing day.

55 posted on 08/05/2005 7:36:26 AM PDT by TChris ("You tweachewous miscweant!" - Elmer Fudd)
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