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RE: So, you're an anarchist?
With humans, there is nothing universal or instinctual. Statistically speaking humans are like a virus on the earth consuming and hoarding to consume later and compete with each other for resources - but are smart enough to create the fiction of the rule of law.
Nothing besides adaptation. Thus my statement that human nature is a fiction.
Uhh... survival, safety, reproduction...
Human nature is to hoard resources. Law is fictional but we can swear fealty to it and give it power in that way.
Your opinion, I disagree, and there is no proof either way, so we're just going in circles.
True, but why would we? I am a huge fan of agreements, contracts, intentional communities, dispute-resolution organizations, and many other fictions that we can give power to, which do not involve force or coercion.
Who decides when a violation of a private agreement happened?
Those involved, and/or anyone else that was involved in the agreement process as a mediator, DRO, etc.
Sounds expensive. A private system of civil procedure. And if you disagree with the results? War?
It might be, but it would necessarily be less expensive than doing the same thing through force, coercion, and monopoly.
If you disagree with the results then you suck it up, because you voluntarily agreed to how those results would be come to.
You're Saying that everyone has to fund their own personal court of civil procedure. (Which is already possible btw) That's definately expensive and unaffordable for ordinary people who have no concept of law beyond the minimum drinking age or speeding ticket. You also haven't opined on how to handle criminal matters.
Have you published anything I can read on this subject?
Have you ever been involved in complex business litigation (not involving any government) where the parties have serious disagreements over the terms and whether or not they were violated? Where mediation and arbitration failed repeatedly so many times it would never be resolved without binding arbitration that the contracts never considered; where the losing party ignored the "binding" judgement? How would you gavels that? Because it's actually happening and I was an expert witness in the case.
Morality is also fictional construct created by the framework of fictional law and therefore, morals need our fealty to have power.
There are many who would disagree with that. Check out Mark Passio's "Natural Law" seminars.
I will. Thanks.
I'd just like to tell you how much I appreciate the civility & maturity with which you've participated in this conversation :-)
It's so wonderful when talking with someone, where both have differing opinions on things, but both are actually listening to each other, and actually responding to the statements made instead of just repeating their own stance over and over :-)
This is a game-changer.