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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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 Posted - 05/31/2008 : 09:35:24
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Relevant tangents:
1. Mormons
2. Polyandrous and polygamous tribes/societies found all over the world - some known about by sociologists like Margaret Mead, some not
3. Our species has existed for about a million years, give or take five minutes. The concept of nuclear family structure and, later, a ritual of marriage, did not emerge until the transition from hunter-gatherer to settler - some 10,000 years ago.
We all belong to the same species, yet we solve our day-to-day issues in various ways. Clearly that includes sexual practice and child-rearing, and the invention of a legal system which may or may not impinge on them.
4. Prejudice is a manifestation of fascistic control as a projected expression of feelings of low self-esteem.
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The Code of Hammurabi (Codex Hammurabi), the best preserved ancient law code, was created ca. 1760 BC (middle chronology) in ancient Babylon. It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. Earlier collections of laws include the codex of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur (ca. 2050 BC), the Codex of Eshnunna (ca. 1930 BC) and the codex of Lipit-Ishtar of Isin (ca. 1870 BC).
Evolved legal systems came late onto our social scene, primarily as a means of protecting property for a ruling class, and ensuring the structure of control - whether benevolent or repressive. The very concept of a ruling class never existed for most of the history of our species.
Legal systems then and now operate by the phenomenon that socio-cultural practice is in the vanguard of legislature.
I'm sure MguyX will correct me for anomalies, but the concept of "the law" - at least in western sociey - operates on the basis of precedence. We forget at our peril that, over the history of our species, a legal framework did not exist, yet society functioned successfully because it operated collectively and on a case-by-case basis.
When so-called moral matters began to be incorporated into legislative systems the potential for tyranny grew exponentially, giving rise to such patently unfair social restrictions as are implied in this thread.
6. Theocracy has never been a healthy basis for the structure of society. Militant theocracy of whatever denomination always results in the shame of tyranny. Religion has no dominion over morality, nor does a legal system have meaningful charge over human behavior - not in the long term.
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Conan The Westy 
"Father, Faithful Friend, Fwiffer"
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Posted - 05/31/2008 : 10:39:38
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
always results in the shame of tyanny.
Who's Tyanny and why is he/she ashamed?  |
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duh 
"catpurrs"
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Posted - 05/31/2008 : 13:57:42
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by duh Improper Username
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Originally posted by Se�n
BTW, shouldn't this have been in the Off Topic section? What's it got to do with Film? 
Another brain fart on my part...I thought I was clicking on General/General. So shoot me.
Bang!
hee hee hee 
Perhaps benj will be kind enough to move this discussion to the appropriate category. |
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thefoxboy
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 05/31/2008 : 13:58:26
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Originally posted by R o � k G 0 1 f
Foxboy: Can you attack both these two and get them on the same side again so we don't get a flame war?
No, I wanna see where this one ends.  |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 06/01/2008 : 06:42:59
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Originally posted by Conan The Westy
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
always results in the shame of tyanny.
Who's Tyanny and why is he/she ashamed?
She's that singer Spears' youngest sister, I think. |
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Gay Marriage
