+176 If everyone had a good moral compass, then we wouldn't need any laws, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Not all laws are based on morals though

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Mine isn't necessarily good; it works like Captain Jack Sparrow's compass.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But then you'd have to argue about what defines a 'good' moral compass as opposed to simply what you think is good and what someone else thinks is good. Then what you're really doing is forcing others to submit to your own ideals (which is essentially what laws are when all religion-based ideology is stripped away).

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Obviously not. My morals may be different than yours. Laws are what set the standard for a society.

by Anonymous 5 years ago