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Originally Posted by Ravensknight
wow. Glad you are so qualified to make such character judgements.
I agree with you that piracy is morally wrong, but to go around calling everyone selfish who doesn't subscribe to your moral viewpoint, well, that seems very hubristic...
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She is absolutely correct. As are you when you note that piracy is morally wrong.
But your second point about hubris is completely wrong. For whatever reason, there is this idea floating around that it is just as bad to criticize someone for making an immoral choice as it is to make the immoral choice in the first place.
But this is ludicrous. Calling someone a thief is not equivalent to being a thief. Nor is it an example of arrogance. It's simple honesty, despite the fact that it might hurt someone's feelings. Which makes it *more* praiseworthy - it's easy to be honest when everyone agrees with you. It's much harder when you will be criticized for your honesty.