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Re:Intentional Fire-Spreading by “Firehawk” Raptors in North... by joshuaheard on Friday January 05, 2018 @11:02AM (#16079379)
According to the book, "Sapiens, A Brief History of Humankind", we are the only animal that utilizes a "shared fiction", ie governmental laws.
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Re:Intentional Fire-Spreading by “Firehawk” Raptors in North... by mulmen on Friday January 05, 2018 @08:03PM (#16083150)
Haven't read the book. How does it draw a line between governmental laws and social norms?
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Re:Intentional Fire-Spreading by “Firehawk” Raptors in North... by joshuaheard on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @10:43AM (#16106951)
Laws are enforced by force. It's not just civil laws, but the acceptance of chiefs, then kings, then Presidents. Contracts, and other duties, are also shared fictions.
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