Quote Originally Posted by Ran
The laws of existence are by far not on the same level as the superficial laws placed by man. Also, I don't follow with the "sew seeds of good" metaphor.
the metaphor being you reap what you sew..... good or bad... what goes around comes around... (yeah now that song is in my head too)... some people believe in karma.. some don't.. the way i'm relating it to this topic is... in your world... if i decided for myself what was good or bad being raised the way i was.. i would still not just take from others.. i wouldn't kill unjustly.. i would still be a good natured person.. and would most likely do fine for myself... i'd sew good seeds... and i'd reap what i sewed.... if i had sewn bad seeds.. killing/thieving/raping... well i'd be willing to bet someone would be pissed off at me.. and be prolly trying to kill me themselves....

just like in todays society.. if you do well by others and don't break rules.. you don't get in trouble...

but if you're "bad"... then you get punished for it...

Quote Originally Posted by Ran
If your friends and family can't keep themselves safe than that is their own problem. Why should there be laws governing my actions if they do not necessarily agree with your own? You are free to believe and live by any set standards that you see fit. I do not, however, find the premise of a governing body making mandatory regulations for everyone to be agreeable. A man should have the right to decide for himself what is right or wrong.
going back to what i said earlier... the rules in place are to preserve life on this planet.. be it ours or the animals we share it with..... and i think you're getting too personal on this... it's not what laws i want to make against what you feel is or isn't right... getting that from this statement "Why should there be laws governing my actions if they do not necessarily agree with your own?" again it's a group effort to get these laws... it's not one man vs another..

if 10 out of 9 people feel it's wrong to do something... well.. most likely it's wrong... ya know?? based on our "gut/human instinct"