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>> Laws don't come from gods, There is a huge body of historical law in the western world that comes from the decree of the king, literally a god.
by skeeter2020 5y ago
>> Laws don't come from gods,
There is a huge body of historical law in the western world that comes from the decree of the king, literally a god.
- dalbasal 5y agoDo you believe it? I wasn't making a normative point really. I was just describing where laws come from. A parliament (or god king) says reckless endangerment is a crime. Police, prosecutors, judges, and such put meat on this skeleton. Also, I think the prevalent medieval european tradition was more focused on the "divine right of kings" to rule than the divinity of kings per se.
- ric2b 5y agoKings aren't gods, regardless of how much they claim to be.