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Old 05-27-2004, 10:59 PM
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Default Law versus Morality

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Originally Posted by hhoang82";p=&quot View Post
That is why we all depend on law and in order keep this order sometimes law supercedes morality.
You make a good point.

Morality, as we can see here as well as being "subjective" and "personal" is not "universal".
Moral "conflicts" produce opposing (and sometimes unreconcilable) opinions and views. Laws resolve these conflicts along democratic lines.

Laws disappoint many I am sure. Because, not only do laws supercede morality, many laws reflect "immoral" values for the social minority.

Democracy is not only about the rule of the majority, it is also about accepting that rule when one is in the minority.
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