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To: The Philosopher who wrote (9403)	5/21/1999 1:10:00 PM
From: lin huan chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

Christopher: That is the exact opposite of law. You are advocating anarchy, where everybody follows their conscience and remakes the law to suit their desires. So if my conscience tells me to kill you to get your money, because my conscience tells me I need it more than you do, does that make it lawful? We don't need laws to tell us to do what we would do anyhow. We need laws to stop us and others from doing what we otherwise would do. By your approach, Milosovic can argue that he is just recreating the law and what he is doing in Kosovo is perfectly legal. Aren't we just doing that? Of course Milosovic can justify his action, so can we. But it takes most people to agree it to make it legal. regards Lin

To: The Philosopher who wrote (9403)	5/21/1999 1:13:00 PM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

Ethics lie above the laws because ethics refer to Justice whereas the latters rest on the arid concept of Order. Obviously, building an arbitrary, human order and then trying to enforce it through some legal bodies and police forces is much more easier than routinely philosophize about the vague notion of ''Justice''. But human History has demonstrated that the latter attitude was very often associated with ''Progress''. Just think of the Nazi 3rd Reich: Hitler could also back up his evil regime with an army of faithful lawyers but here again, History showed us that Order and Justice are two different fields. Gustave.