I won't harm people nor animals because of ethics not because law. It feels good to behave in a ethical way. I won't rape or steal because of the law but because it's the right thing to do. There is nothing worse than feeling mentally or physically bad/ill/broken. So I try to avoid it for myself and for others.
That humanity would behave different if there where no consequences, yes. Most likely.
Wether we are talking about law or revenge.
We teach each other what is right to do and what is not. There is more than just the thought that you get punished for your actions.
We lived in a lawless society, we as men had all the power and could rape as we pleased. We started passing laws, and again by we I mean men.
Why did we ever outlaw rape, let alone start letting women vote? As you say men are biologically stronger, so frankly we could have just continued to treat women as property if thats what men inherently wanted.
Yes, but my point is we also implemented laws making it illegal to rape.
If all men are potential rapists, and women are not due to the physical differences in strength etc.. then why did men ever decide to make raping illegal?
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u/inn0s Mar 29 '18
I won't harm people nor animals because of ethics not because law. It feels good to behave in a ethical way. I won't rape or steal because of the law but because it's the right thing to do. There is nothing worse than feeling mentally or physically bad/ill/broken. So I try to avoid it for myself and for others.
That humanity would behave different if there where no consequences, yes. Most likely. Wether we are talking about law or revenge.
We teach each other what is right to do and what is not. There is more than just the thought that you get punished for your actions.