Life would be like if there were NO rules whatsoever? I think it would be a whole lot better than the world today. It seems like all the issues that have strongly enforced laws on them are the ones we keep having problems with, the stronger the laws the bigger the problem becomes. I think it's human instinct to be defiant, just think as a teenager you always wanted to drink and sneak out and party, now that your of legal age to do so, it's not that appealing anymore??? Just a thought.
2007-07-13 07:29:18 · 5 answers · asked by ? 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Anarchy is fine for the strong and the ruthless - but it doesn't work so well for the weak and the helpless.
Apart from this, there are often negative natural consequences to many activities that we consider (or once considered) wrong. For example, sexual permissiveness has led to a huge increase in sexually transmitted disease and single parenthood which all the evidence seems to show is not the best environment for children to grow up in.
And do you really think a paedophile (for instance) would not abuse children if it suddenly became legal to do so?
Laws are there to protect the weak and helpless (like children) and to restrain the wicked - and if you don't think evil people exist, then you haven't been watching the news.
2007-07-13 09:33:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's going to the other end of the extreme. If there were no rules and we could all do whatever we wanted, who would clean the toilets? Make the food? Do the laundry? Catch the criminals? I shudder to think of a world with absolutely no rules, it would be dark, dangerous and we would have the life expectancy of a suicidal fruit fly.
2007-07-13 14:34:45 · answer #2 · answered by lilykdesign 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like a world with no rules. I am 6'2" tall, weigh just over 200 pound, have a carry permit, and know three different martial arts.
If I were a small person, however, or weak, or timid, or unable/unwilling to be armed in self-defense, it would be a very different story.
Rules are not to protect me, kid, but to protect you from people like me, only with nastier dispositions. Adolescent rebellion aside (and teens will always find ways to rebel, rules or no rules), it is important to have law and order to keep our society from degenerating into chaos.
2007-07-13 14:34:24 · answer #3 · answered by Grendle 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The law was made for man, not man for the law.
2007-07-13 15:49:29 · answer #4 · answered by jsardi56 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there were no rules whatsoever, I believe mankind would destroy themselves,,, much faster than we already are.
2007-07-13 14:38:01 · answer #5 · answered by CLAUDE D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋