To: B Knotts
Just because something is not outlawed does not mean it is not immoral. But if something is outlawed, then society is saying it is immoral. The standard of morality being employed may be flawed, but society's statement about whatever activity is outlawed is clear: it is wrong.
771 posted on
06/26/2003 11:00:51 AM PDT by
HumanaeVitae
(Catholic Epimethean)
To: HumanaeVitae
But if something is outlawed, then society is saying it is immoral. Bullhockey. How is my owning an EEEEeeevil assualt rifle immoral/illegal in California.. but somehow not so here in Austin Texas?
795 posted on
06/26/2003 11:12:28 AM PDT by
Dead Corpse
(For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
To: HumanaeVitae
But if something is outlawed, then society is saying it is immoral. Society says that it is immoral to drive on the left side of the street?
(No, you can't evade the issue by pointing out the obvious fact that everybody needs to drive on the same side of the street. What is outlawed in the US is driving on the left side of the street. This example, among others, proves that at the law has a significant component of pure arbitrariness.)
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