Well, if you are aware of that distinction you should be aware of the
difference between a law made by a democratically elected body
and a decree called a "law" made by a non-representative body such as an
absolute monarch or an oligarchy.
R.
On 8/3/17 6:40 pm, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
Read C. S. Lewis on the matter of "laws" in these two very different senses. Laws of nature are not
really laws that we can choose to break them and behave in a manner contrary to them. Laws in this context
simply means "how things are". Laws in the second sense means "how we as a whole agree we
ought to act and we agree so vehemently that we have consequences put in place for those who disregard
them".
Bob S
On Aug 2, 2017, at 14:04 , Mark Waddingham via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
Although, I'd point out (because I'm a very pedantic person at times) - that
there are always rules we can't change such as the rules of nature
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