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>They analyze things on a human level This (and the job prospects) are the reason I choose computer science/software engineering over being a lawyer even thoug

>They analyze things on a human level This (and the job prospects) are the reason I choose computer science/software engineering over being a lawyer even though most people who commented on what I should be say I should be a lawyer. The law requires not just thinking like a human, but accepting such thought as valid. To me the logic is exactly the same behind any racist who makes special exceptions for all minority people they know while still holding their view in general. In effect the system is built on a mix of emotion and logic, and in doing such it is insanely unjust to those who fall on the unpopular side. A President who admits to smoking pot leading a government that ruins the lives of people who use pot... it is just as bad as some older men I know who admit to having tried pot but who think anyone currently trying it deserves to be put in prison. Analyzing something on the human level is always a horrible standard when viewed outside the context of our own emotional fallacies.

eibrahim 11y ago
You NEED human emotion not just logic when making laws. Pure logic is like 100% free markets with zero oversight and government interference, it looks good on paper but not in practice. Human emotion in laws add things like forgiveness, understanding and compassion, things that mathematics can't help with. I know that it also adds greed, unfairness and discrimination hence the reason it is a constant struggle to find the right balance.
DickingAround 11y ago
This is an amazing meta-point here; the people on the other side of this debate seem to have no need for logical cohesion. I might extend that a bit to ask 'what is the consequence of such lack of cohesion'? Perhaps first that getting agreement on anything needs to be done at a close to case-by-case basis since there is a weaker adherence to standards. This can introduce favoritism (e.g. some people get hit for pot and others don't). Another consequence might be up-front costs. Not needing to think too deep about edge cases and whatnot is clearly less time-cost to run first-time-seen cases. This in turn means people won't hesitate as much in setting new precedence because they won't notice when they do. Another consequence would be inability to get consistency across and entire system since not everything can be debated by all and there's not clear rules.

eibrahim 11y ago

You NEED human emotion not just logic when making laws. Pure logic is like 100% free markets with zero oversight and government interference, it looks good on paper but not in practice. Human emotion in laws add things like forgiveness, understanding and compassion, things that mathematics can't help with. I know that it also adds greed, unfairness and discrimination hence the reason it is a constant struggle to find the right balance.

DickingAround 11y ago

This is an amazing meta-point here; the people on the other side of this debate seem to have no need for logical cohesion. I might extend that a bit to ask 'what is the consequence of such lack of cohesion'? Perhaps first that getting agreement on anything needs to be done at a close to case-by-case basis since there is a weaker adherence to standards. This can introduce favoritism (e.g. some people get hit for pot and others don't). Another consequence might be up-front costs. Not needing to think too deep about edge cases and whatnot is clearly less time-cost to run first-time-seen cases. This in turn means people won't hesitate as much in setting new precedence because they won't notice when they do. Another consequence would be inability to get consistency across and entire system since not everything can be debated by all and there's not clear rules.