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Originally Posted by SleepyBob
I think the publishers have clearly marked that signpost at 1. 
Yes, there are objective standards fro weight and calorie intake and BMI, but these still can only be applied generally. I train for marathons - my calorie intake is sometimes twice that of your average joe, and rightly so. Appropriate weight varies by height - 180 lbs is very different if you are 6'6" and not 5'2". BMI, you say? Yes, someone with a 35 BMI is fat. But a BMI of 25 is "defined" as overweight, yet there are very fit, muscular people with BMI above 25. But even if BMI were a perfect indicator, it is still only relative. You might be able to say, "Your BMI is over 25, you need to lose weight", but that doesn't mean that 24.9 or 24 would be fine. |
You missed the part where I hedged by using the word RELATIVELY, and where I said, yes, it it still a continuum, but one where the parameters of the gray area are quite a bit clearer.
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What if they got married by a justice of the peace? What vows did they make that they are breaking? What if they have an open marriage?
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A vow is a vow is a vow. My point was that the original example was flawed, that consent was not the only factor.
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Isn't that exactly part of what we are discussing?
How about:
Photocopying a page out of a book because it got ripped out of your copy is legal and moral.
Photocopying an entire book so I don't have to spend as much as buying my own copy, is immoral (IMO) and it is also illegal.
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So ... motive determines morality? Suppose the motive for sharing files is to allow people who otherwise don't have access (lack of funds, geographical restrictions, etc.) to certain books to read those books? Suppose the motive for downloading files is to sample certain authors whose books I might buy in the future? Suppose the book in question is out of print?
You think it's legal and moral to photocopy a page out of a book to replace said page in the book one owns. Well, I have paperbacks I duly paid for that have pages falling out and cracked bindings and torn and missing pages. Shouldn't it be moral for me to get a digital replacement?