• Cethin@lemmy.zip
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    4 days ago

    To justify stealing is a slippery slope, unfortunately.

    In order for this to not be a slippery slope fallacy you have to show how it could reasonable lead to whatever you’re claiming it’d lead to (which you didn’t even state). What is the negative outcome to (morally) allowing theft for sustenance? Keep in mind, it’s still illegal, so there are potential negative consequences. There’s just not a negative moral judgement (from those of us who are fine with it).

    As the opposite point, hoarding when others are in need, while legal, is immoral (in my opinion). Does that create a slippery slope where people don’t create/collect more things for themselves? No, obviously. This is as close to a universal moral principle that I think exists, yet people still hoard. It doesn’t create a slippery slope.

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      2 days ago

      Does that create a slippery slope where people don’t create/collect more things for themselves?

      I think yes. Look at the billionaires. They leech ability of creation things from the poor