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Originally Posted by Omen

Is it fair that some people have more free-will than others? Like if you are rich you don't have to make a moral choice to steal. Those born with a silver spoon are confronted with fewer moral challenges.

I think it's more complex than that. You could well say the people who face the most difficult moral challenges are those naturally inclined to be evil, ie those who were brought up with no role models. There can be no doubt that they are responsible for their actions, but they have to feed their bad inclinations like an addiction. The biggest challenge faced by people with good inclinations is to intervene when others are doing wrong or else they run the risk of being morally complicit.

Is the temptation for poor people to steal much greater? Without a doubt. But it's worth bearing in mind poverty, working to make ends meet and being faced with greater ostacles in life alone confers dignity on a person.

In the end, I find it's best to look at it this way. Everybody is as 'good' as they would be hypothetically, were they faced with the same challenges.