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posted by marcov, 23.05.2008, 22:44

> > Anyway, interpreting the Law outside
> > the Law Court could be interesting, but without practical value.
>
> It happens everywhere. Consider technical standards. Engineers make
> proposals, and then committees of senior specialists make decisons.
Strictly speaking such standards are mere advise. And they are not binding until set in law.

> In university departments, professors may propose courses to be given, and
> what the study materials will be. Then a department head or senior
> committee will weigh the proposals and decide what happens next. Your
> daughters may argue over distribution of candy, so Mommy or Daddy (singly
> or in consultation) will have to step in and issue a ruling.

Actually parental power is quite powerful. At least the most absolute of all named till now (and that includes government, on a relative scale)

> > Only there is its real meaning truly revealed.
>
> Real meaning is for philosophers, revelation is for theologians.

True. To stay in the SF theme, I always remember the scene in Red Dwarf where one side of the cat people killed the other half, because of a discussion which color hat (blue or red) to wear to temple.

> The rest
> of us do the best we can and seek guidance and support when they are
> needed - and hope that the guides and helpers are honest.
That's a dangerous attitude IMHO. It reeks like being able to shift personal responsability onto others.

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