But they are similar in that they are both totally based on fiction. They are made up laws that serve no purpose. (Except to employ enforcers---but that isn't

But they are similar in that they are both totally based on fiction. They are made up laws that serve no purpose. (Except to employ enforcers---but that isn't why they exist. They exist because people believe the fiction.) I should have been more specific about the intended nature of the comparison I was making.