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I adopted my position from your scenario in which you never establish a moral benchmark... -- "I use my reason and my ability to think to devise ways of turning the resources available to me into those things that I need to live..." Why? "... I am able to devise ways to use the resources available to make my life better, i.e. provide luxuries and means of entertainment." Why? "I live my life to the fullest of my ability given the circumstances in which I find myself." Why? "I walk up to this man and I kill him." Why? -- "I continue with my life exactly as I did before the man washed up on the beach." Which apparently includes killing people who wash up on the beach... "Was it wrong for me to kill the man on the beach?" Compared to what? "If it was wrong for me to kill the man on the beach, why was it wrong?" What is this wrong of which you speak? I know not... Wrong body? Wrong time of day? Wrong use of your time? Please define wrong in the context you are using, and if you mean wrong vs right, please define right as well; because apparently all the wonderful responses you've received don't apply to your scenario, i.e., help us help you. You asked, is it wrong without definition. So as the word you relate to your action, which is apparently consistent with all your actions, then yes, it is just as wrong as everything else you do...

I think it's safe to say, at this point, that capitalism causes dead bears. Fairly soon capitalism may be conclusively proven to cause cancer. Yaron brooks will be forced to put disclaimers on all of his YouTube clips. Obama will get restitution money from taxpayers. Future candidates will admit to experimenting with working.

Ayn Rand's Novels Ordered in Record Numbers by High School Teachers - Rand's novella Anthem set for a Historic 75th Year IRVINE, Calif.—The Ayn Rand Institute announces that its “Books to Teachers” program has set a new record. Over 418,000 books were ordered by high school teachers in the 2012-2013 school year, edging out 2011-2012’s previous all-time high. The ARI Books to Teachers program, now in its 11th year, has sent over 2,800,000 books to teachers throughout North America. Teachers who request Rand’s novels agree to teach them to their students, and ARI provides teacher’s guides to those who wish to use them. All of Ayn Rand’s four novels are available to teachers, but Rand’s novella Anthem has been by far the most popular title. ARI has given away over 1,600,000 copies of Anthem since the program first began in 2002. 2013 is the 75th anniversary of the publication of Anthem, and this year sees the story’s arrival at New York City’s Baryshnikov Arts Center. An off-Broadway play of Anthem, adapted for the stage by Jeff Britting, will run for a limited, ten-week engagement. www.anthemtheplay.com # # # Link to original