Rules
Here's a picture of Galileo facing trial for believing that the Sun is the center of the universe.
Just a random thought.Why people follow rules blindly ?
Ever wonder why isit you can only drink when you are 18 ?
or why you can get a driving license at 17 ?
or why drugs are banned but not ciggarettes ?
or why there is only legalised bookie ?
or Why no chewing gum ? oh...to keep the country clean !!! Why not ban ciggarettes ?
Arent laws or rules enact for the people's benefit?
and many more whys..not just country have rules, religious body, schools, family, games, corporate all have rules.
And always there are people breaking them. Well, rules are canonized into law to control people. More often than not, its usually to protect the people making them.
Essentially there are two major types of people in this world. People who follows the rules and people who make their own rules. This is the fundamental of civilazation. There is the governing body , the ruler and the commoners, the citizens. Earlier civilazations, rulers are people who have might, powerful, not necessary smart and the commoners are the weaker race. As we transcend into the 20th century, rulers are now multinational corporations. Look at this, they have foothold in every country. Their employees slave for them for a salary which rhymes with slavery. They sponsored political parties so they can win elections becoming the people who make laws.
Thats why no matter how harmful ciggarettes is, they are still here. They provide a economy.
I am not suggesting people to break rules but rather question and think why.
I prefer to believe that they are guidelines instead.
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I guess I have been watching too much of House M.D.
4 comments:
yeah guidelines...i like dat word
how about embarking on the issue on morals and standards...
are they guidelines...
how about being "morally flexible"
morally flexible = macro guidelines.
i.e. smoking is bad for health vs no smoking for minors(under 18).
standards = something everybody agrees and abide to. other than that, its deem lack of quality.
the problem I have with rules stating you can only do "so-and-so" after a certain age is that there is the generalization that when you hit a certain age, you suddenly become mature. Like, hey look I'm 18, I can drink, I can have sex, I can smoke, I can do this I can do that. It is as though the moment you hit a certain age, maturity suddenly seeps into your brain, probably via osmosis or something. Which is not true. Yes, an 18 year old would probably be able to make a better decision than a 14 year old, but it doesn't make the 18 year-old mature, doesn't mean the 18 year old will make a decision that can be considered mature and responsible.
It is like the ridiculous laws in certain countries that say you can buy a gun at 18, but can only drink when you're 21. So you're responsible for the life of others at 18, but you can't be responsible for your own life till you hit 21.
Vps - Yes its ridiculous. you can sex after you are 16 where you are not consider a minor. You mean you have been waiting for 2 years?
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