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Originally Posted by zen_tom
My problem with legislation is that it's not built on fundamental principals, but on historical accident, which though rich, interesting and on the whole, relatively fair - it also suffers from illogic, haphazardry and occasional loopholery - and is unable to teach or learn without going back through countless case precidents etc.
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That's the problem, though. One person's fundamental principle is another's historical accident.
Another thought. When you talk about a universal principle are you talking about something that everyone can agree on or a principle that can be applied universally? For example, people who were hiding Jews in their houses during WW2 often lied to the Gestapo and others about it, so that might not be able to be applied universally even if most people agree on it.