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Ok, I'm a little confused. So.. The current topic is theft? Fair enough. I have a spiritual Mistress. She doesn't like thieves. However, there are always grey moral areas. I guess, if it was something she honestly wanted me to take. Yes, I would steal. However, the circumstances would have to be such that she absolutely wanted that object out of it's original owner's hands.

Here's an example. Like.. Say someone has a dangerous magical object that by possessing they endanger themselves and everyone around them. Now, this person doesn't keep track of the object out of ignorance. If I take the object and don't tell the person I am doing several people a favor.

But, neither of us like thievery very much so very case by case scenario. I guess the big question would be whether or not it served the greater good.

As for infanticide? ... Wtf? You guys really enjoy the tough discussions around here don't you? xD I like that! Um... I guess if the baby was infected with a disease that was super fatal, it couldn't be rescued and the body had to get burnt to a crisp to kill the disease. Yeah, ok. However, the life of a newborn? Very sacred. Don't kill.

This was the exact point made in my moral and ethical dilemmas class. Many people were abhor by the thought of it even being a possibility. I personally thought one life or the lives of every one else and another child could be born. That being said its a position I never want to be in. Its just something that has happened historically.I have to agree. I prefer no sacrifice options myself. However sometimes there are no other options. You have to do what is right with the least amount of damage and lives lost.

You worded that much better than I have. Its not an easy decision. If I knew I could have another child later on when things were safer I may be more open to it. Though right now I'd probably find ways of keeping my baby in a mostly sleep induced state waking them enough to feed and change/bathe them and then put them back to sleep.