"Saul Luizaga" <sau### [at] netscapenet> wrote in message
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> somebody wrote:
> > "Saul Luizaga" <sau### [at] netscapenet> wrote

> > Truth be told, I really cannot imagine a circumstance under which not
> > pirating Haskell books would cause suffering for me, but I'm ready to
take
> > your word for it.

[...]
> miserable job. So, the sacrifice would be stop eating, transporting to
> my job or not having electricity, land phone or water or Internet to pay
> any software. I have no social life coz I can't pay for it. Fair enough
> for u? or I need to be more miserable to fit ur conscience criteria?

I don't remember saying stealing is OK so long as you are poor and
miserable. In fact, I think abiding by ethical principles only when
convenient is, well, not really much of a virtue, but that's just me. You
are entitled to your own philosophy.

> I'm asking this rhetorically, as I said my conscience is at peace.

Ah, then I'm answering rhetorically as well.

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