What is "Fair" and "not Fair? How is "Fairness" determined? Where did it come from?

Question

Pretty simple. You think you know what "Fair" is and isn't... let's hear what you know about it then.

The law systems men create show that fairness in man's eyes is a moving target. Is there a common ground for fairness? If so what is it?

Answer 1

God,,,He judges righteously,,and NOT by our standard!

Answer 2

Most of the following can accomplished :
free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge. free from blemish, imperfection, or anything that impairs the appearance, quality, or character: Her fair reputation was ruined by gossip. Fair, impartial, disinterested, unprejudiced refer to lack of bias in opinions, judgments, etc. Fair implies the treating of all sides alike, justly and equitably: a fair compromise. Impartial, like fair, implies showing no more favor to one side than another, but suggests particularly a judicial consideration of a case: an impartial judge. Disinterested implies a fairness arising particularly from lack of desire to obtain a selfish advantage: The motives of her guardian were entirely disinterested. Unprejudiced means not influenced or swayed by bias, or by prejudice caused by irrelevant considerations: an unprejudiced decision. 4. passable, tolerable, average, middling. 8. open, clear, unencumbered. 10. clean, spotless, pure, untarnished, unsullied, unstained. 11. legible, distinct. 12. blond, pale. 13. pretty, comely, lovely. 15. polite, gracious.
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Answer 3

'Fair', in this world, should describe that which fulfills the rights of everyone and every thing..

so, 'not fair' would describe whatever violates any of these rights..

it's not so simple though.. when it comes down to deciding what those rights should be and who gets them, that's when things get messy..

because there will always be dissent..

not even 'majority rule' or 'vote' is always the best solution to this, because.. what do you do when the majority makes an unfair judgment?

perhaps this implies that mankind does need to be governed.. with laws passed down from one source..

where does fairness come from? well, the sense of what a person believes he deserves seems to be inherent, and for the most part, so is the sense of compassion. So, the need to practice fairness, to oneself and to others, in order to maintain a healthy status quo in society probably has its roots in our instincts..

Answer 4

God is just. His righteousness is the scale for all human behavior to be measured against. He gave us a conscience, His boundaries for us, rewards and consequences for both.
Then when the fulness of time had come, He gave us His Son Jesus through which His sacrifice, when applied to our hearts in faith, makes us clean and free from sin and now we can be in God's presence and He only sees the blood of Jesus Christ. That's not just fair, it's unmerited favor and that makes it grace. Was it fair that Jesus took our place? It was the will of God. When someone is treated with less than the love, grace and mercy of God, it may not be fair but the reward of a Christian who suffers persecution for the cause of Christ will be worth it all one day.

Answer 5

Fair in line with islamic teaching means putiing or doing something on the right place or in the right way.It should be set the criteria for the right place or the right way..If its realization is the same with the criteria it is callad fair.This criteria can be determined by a group of professionals or by the governent or by the God in line with the holy book.
It will come from the society itself and it should be measured by the independent party.

Answer 6

Life is not fair. Life wasn't meant to be fair. If it rains on one it rains on all. No one has their personal little cloud following them around raining on them. And, that's fair.

Answer 7

fair means free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules.

not fair is the opposite.

Answer 8

A Lawyer once told me that fair is when both lawyer's clients think they just "********" the other guy.

and both lawyers get to buy new Porsches.

Answer 9

fairness is just ethics decided by certain individuals, only really applicable to themselves.