Rol made an important point:
> I think we would find some -- fairly -- universal laws regarding murder,
> theft, and so forth, and I believe our laws are in fact reflective of our
>values.
I'd agree that our laws reflect our values on the behavior Rol listed, but
then there's another side to his point:
1) The number of "laws" required to govern a society is directly
proportional to the number of people who have disparate values.
AND. . .
2) The number of policies and procedures in a company is directly
proportional to the number of people who have disparate values.
BECAUSE . . .
"Laws" and "policies and procedures" exist to ensure uniform and
consistent behavior within a community. When people do not share the same
values, they certainly don't share the same behavior. . .
Instead of believing that our "laws" are reflective of our values, I
believe the _most_ of our laws are reflective of the disparateness of our
values. A society which had reached the point where everyone shared the
_same_ values, and none other, would have no need for laws.
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