The people who bother me are the ones who require a book of "divinely inspired" laws in order not to do things harmful to others or self. If the only thing stopping you from doing these things is a book...
I think it was Penn Jillette who said that he rapes and murders as much as he wants to. Not at all. No need for the threat of divine punishment if you behave as if you'd want to be treated.
>The people who bother me are the ones who require a book of "divinely inspired" laws in order not to do things harmful to others or self. If the only thing stopping you from doing these things is a book...
I think it was Penn Jillette who said that he rapes and murders as much as he wants to. Not at all. No need for the threat of divine punishment if you behave as if you'd want to be treated.
The agreement to follow certain conventions is, for now, critical to our survival but that is merely because people as a whole are not capable of true anarchy (self-governance). Those who are generally recognize that others are not and are usually willing to make such concessions.
The people who bother me are the ones who require a book of "divinely inspired" laws in order not to do things harmful to others or self. If the only thing stopping you from doing these things is a book...