
Originally Posted by
Beanz

Originally Posted by
Alpha
All man made laws, all we need is the golden rule.
But surely that is a man made rule? That only works if the person using it is reasonable. Amend it with 'providing you do no harm' and it makes more sense. Yes of course learning to treat others with respect is good but not all people and certainly not all peoples ideas are worthy of equal respect. Judeo/Christian law in the west had the golden rule as an underpinning principle but has often twisted it to inflict the opposite result. Things like 'I don't drink so nobody should drink' and 'I don't believe black people are deserving of equal respect and so neither should others' are distortions of the golden rule, that were once enshrined in law.
Do to others, what you would want done to you. Conversely, don't do to others, what you wouldn't want done to you.
It's never right to initiate unjust force or violence, threats or coercion on people who haven't harmed or threatened to harm another person.
All laws are nothing more than the opinions of politicians, backed by the threat of force. So when people tell us that we must obey the law, what they are really saying, is that we must submit to the opinions of politicians or face the possibility of being punished.
I believe that no one has a higher claim over your life and property than you. I believe that you should be safe in your person, house, papers and effects. And I believe that no one has any right to initiate any sort of unjust force or violence on you, if your not harming another person, or damaging or stealing their property. It's pretty simple.
The difference between someone guided by principle and someone driven by bias:
A person who is guided by principle will stand up to his allies and side with his “opponents” If truth and morality dictates it.
A person who is driven by bias will go to war against reality in order to defend the identity of the herd.
Everyone should be free from oppression and the ruler-ship of anyone, who would try to harm you or your family or take your stuff.
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