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> Law is only a paper veneer to keep honest people honest. Not all laws.[1] > Legal acts do about as much to deter desertion and security leaks as speed limit
by Maursault 4y ago
> Law is only a paper veneer to keep honest people honest.
Not all laws.[1]
> Legal acts do about as much to deter desertion and security leaks as speed limit signs keep people from speeding.
Seems to be working well so far.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_law_of_universal_gravitation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_law_of_universal_gr...
- hnfong 4y agoBut I hear that black holes are *notoriously* dishonest...
- thisiscorrect 4y agoBecause you can't get any accurate information out of them?
- hnfong 4y agoI was thinking that they don't obey Newton's laws...
- Maursault 4y agoThey obey his Law of Gravity and his Laws of Motion. Newton was not incorrect and Einstein did not invalidate Newton's laws. It's only that Newton could not explain the source of the "force" of gravity, and he was honest about this.