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To: Campion
Completely irrelevant to the question of whether it's good for her, or good for society in general.

That's kind of a meaningless statement. Even if her behavior is nothing but negative for her, it's still her right to make bad decisions.

As for "good for society," society is an abstract concept. Societies cannot be harmed, only individuals.

103 posted on 03/21/2005 11:22:59 AM PST by Modernman ("They're not people, they're hippies!"- Cartman)
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To: Modernman
Even if her behavior is nothing but negative for her, it's still her right to make bad decisions.

And ours to criticize those bad decisions.

society is an abstract concept. Societies cannot be harmed, only individuals.

That's an insane statement. Societies are harmed by bad decisions made by the individuals who compose them. Enough bad decisions and you see visible societal harm.

106 posted on 03/21/2005 11:26:03 AM PST by Campion
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To: Modernman; Campion; Aquinasfan
As for "good for society," society is an abstract concept. Societies cannot be harmed, only individuals.

As for "defrauding a pension fund" a pension fund is an abstract concept. Pension funds cannot be defrauded, only individuals who have invested in pension funds.

Therefore, it is morally neutral to defraud a pension fund.

Wow, this reasoning makes me feel so much better!

107 posted on 03/21/2005 11:26:29 AM PST by wideawake (God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
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To: Modernman
As for "good for society," society is an abstract concept. Societies cannot be harmed, only individuals.

LOL libertarianism. "As for 'air pollution', 'air' is an abstract concept. Air cannot be polluted, only individual molecules."

157 posted on 03/21/2005 2:58:30 PM PST by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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