Is Copying Homework Cheating?

it is cheating because it is something YOU should do, not something to COPY from someone else.

and i am a former teacher.

I question your latter comment because this is not the type of simplicity I'd expect from a teacher. I specifically bring that point out because if anything, teachers should be even more polarized about issues such as this, and thus be even more apt at providing explanations than the common student. Instead, it really appears as though you're preaching out of a Bible. Lay off the morality.

I'm not a freshman in college anymore. I also changed my views after that incident. Read the end.

I did read the end. The response didn't seem strong. You're still seem end-result oriented, just that you redefined the boundaries you are willing to overstep to achieve that end. But I apologize for being judgmental; I'll get off your tail. If anything, I appreciate the work you do (based on the thread you had about supervising the labs), and your willingness to help strangers you hardly even know. Please don't make me feel guilty for asking you to write about conditional gene knockout if you really don't have the time to. =\