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Legislation does not make anyone more moral. It gives society the right and responsibility to punish people caught violating it. Those are two very different
by NateEag 8y ago
Legislation does not make anyone more moral.
It gives society the right and responsibility to punish people caught violating it.
Those are two very different things.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoI argue it nudges in the right direction. I agree you can't force someone to be moral anymore than you can force them to be decent or civil. That's what parents, free will, and introspection are for.
- NateEag 8y agoFair point. I suppose law does provide some pressure towards better behavior, even if it only very rarely touches the mind or the heart. Of course, it's only a nudge towards being moral when the law itself is moral, which is obviously not always the case.