tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24875972.post8857855080488397393..comments2023-10-10T06:34:34.687-04:00Comments on Alico Dreams: Cultural EconomicsJeremy Mastenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00502605705151894028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24875972.post-66038910620717389312008-03-12T17:29:00.000-04:002008-03-12T17:29:00.000-04:00Hey Billy--good to hear from you. It's true that,...Hey Billy--good to hear from you. It's true that, generally, laws are basically government-enforced morality. So the real question is: which morals merit government enforcement? That only becomes an issue when crimes either don't harm anybody or only harm the criminal himself. From my experience, it seems like a good definition of when a legislature is "legislating morality" is whenever they're doing something you disagree with, whether that's criminalizing drug use or prohibiting same-sex marriage. I guess if somebody disagreed with the sanctity of human life, they could argue that murder laws are just "moral laws." But I'd hate to be that lawyer.Jeremy Mastenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00502605705151894028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24875972.post-47967592699951351592008-03-12T16:43:00.000-04:002008-03-12T16:43:00.000-04:00Hey Jeremy,Your dad told me about your blog, so I ...Hey Jeremy,<BR/>Your dad told me about your blog, so I thought I'd say 'hey'. I kinda keep up with you through him - I make him buy me lunch.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, I certainly no legal-type; I'm not even a real theolog-type, and nobody has ever accused me of brilliance...but aren't most laws somebody's morality? Whether it's "don't kill, don't pillage, don't sell booze to 17-year-olds, don't marry your same sex" - whatever.Billy Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979167378414984612noreply@blogger.com