–“Lying” and “stealing” are just normative terms (morality).— Domagoj Vaci
Only if you’re a thief and a liar. Otherwise they’re empirical tests of irreciprocity, and they remove the incentive for cooperation and provide incentive for restitution, punishment, enslavement, and death.
That’s basic science. The evidentiary record of that science is the record of disputes we call the law.
The strong need an excuse not to kill, prey upon, or enslave the weak. Avoiding lying, stealing in all their forms are the only reason not to kill, prey upon, or enslave.
That’s history.