Originally Posted by ilnjscb

That is a GREAT question. There are such strong arguments on either side. Everything we think of as "correct" was taught to us by the ruthless winners of an earlier time. Probably, and I'm just guessing here, the most stable society occurs when individuals play by the rules no matter what and the overall society does whatever it takes to win. Is that moral? I don't think so but I'm hobbled by my own context.