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This quote by Lao Tzu has some truth in it. What do you think ?
True, ..but are you able to abide by all the laws without breaking one ?..speeding ticket, parking ticket ?While it is a truism, it is a foolish one; especially if we all wish to live within a civilization (as we all do).
Lao Tzu was an observant fellow. We see a proliferation of laws in so many areas, which result in:This quote by Lao Tzu has some truth in it. What do you think ?
Having personally known Lao Tzu, I know that meant that government will find mischief in a needless proliferation of laws.Well...sure, it's true. Think of the inverse...
In a land with NO laws, there'll be NO criminals.
That is not the same as saying a land with less laws is more desireable, which I suspect is what he meant.
So you're part of the Big Oil conspiracy, eh?I obey no laws. Except physics. Stairs hurt.
So you're part of the Big Oil conspiracy, eh?
Physical laws keep fuel efficiency way below 100%.
They should be repealed!
That's thinking small.That's why I do electrical. Transformers, buddy, 99% + efficiency.
Very true all dat!My take on the matter (which is largely due to having read the Tao Te Ching, btw) is that law isn't useful in making a society better in any significant way.
Ultimately, what makes a society better is an increase in good will and cooperation among its citizens. Laws are a very ill fit indeed for such a goal, because they coerce people instead of captivating them. To a significant extent they do in fact create problems because they ensure certain advantages who those who know or learn how to take unfair advantage of them.
As the controversies about matters such as gun control, drug use, immigration and abortion and marriage rights show, there is definitely a downside in having legislation in place before actual agreement and mutual understanding is reached. Unfortunately, there is also an odd tendency to think of legislation as some sort of weapon. That is certain to backfire.
In a better society, laws would be very temporary and largely redundant, little more than a formality.
Dumb Laws in California. Crazy California Laws. We have weird laws, strange laws, and just plain crazy laws!
Lots there. I picked California in your honour, ChristineES...
My personal fave?
Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.