Question for Atheists and maybe those who believe in God.

[mythrilfox]

I don't do these things because I live under a social contract. Whether or not you get caught is beside the point, and if everyone had a view of the greater good punishment wouldn't be necessary. People who say they would steal $25,000 risk-free are threatening the system they live under in a pure, fundamental manner.

I obviously don't go about in day-to-day life thinking about these things, though. If I tell a lie it will not crush the system. Stealing is different, it's bigger, in bits and pieces it crushes the system, but I don't do either of these anyway. I think it's because an honest life is a happier life. That's probably my real motivation.

So regarding the theft question, it would be better to ask if we'd steal a billion risk-free and never have to work again. I wouldn't. I wouldn't even accept a billion if someone offered it to me. Life is about getting to the top, not being catapulted to the top by deception, or being handed the world. Those mean nothing.