According to Kant's Principle of universal law, a theft is wrong because
A) you would not want to have your things taken.
B) it leads to hurt and further complications.
C) if people are all permitted to take things to make them their own, their owning things would become meaningless.
D) it is viewed as wrong in all human cultures.

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Kant's Principle of universal law states that an action is only morally right if it can be universally applied without contradiction. If everyone stole, the concept of ownership would be meaningless, making theft self-defeating.

According to Kant's Principle of Universal Law, a Theft Is