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Originally posted by sirnex
1. If laws are governed by only those who wish to maintain control over others, then why do others allow them to have control over them?
2. Are most people just followers and unquestioningly do as they are told by those who seem to have more authority?
3. Could it be more out of fear that we follow laws? Are we more conditioned to fear consequences by unseen sources for failure to follow ethically illegal laws?
4. Are people truly living happier lives being forced to give away part of their earnings to someone else who says they have control over them? Isn't their laws against that sort of behavior for the rest of us?
Originally posted by sirnex
I want to start off with saying that I understand why we have a concept of law, with that said, let's discuss why and if it's even necessary.
Personally, I'm of the opinion that no one should have any ultimate say over anyone else.
I'm also of the opinion that a law is only a law if the majority of the populous accept it as a law.
If a law is only effective by the majority of acceptance, then is it really a law or is it just bullying by the majority?
I agree that some things should be enforced if the directly affect a persons individual self, such as murder, rape, theft, slavery and even damage to the environment, but laws that dictate what a person can say, do or think are ethically illegal.
Do we really need all these frivolous unnecessary laws or can we condense all laws into a more readily memorized index that all people can agree upon?