You're basing your laws and your whole outlook on natural life on mythology. It won't work. That's why you have all these problems in the world. Name them: India, Pakistan, Ireland. Name them-all these problems. They're all religious problems.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues that laws based on mythology cause global problems like those in India, Pakistan, and Ireland.
- In plain terms
- Religious myths in law cause conflicts around the world.
- What can you take from it?
- Laws based on myth lead to global conflict.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can law be neutral?
- What causes conflict?
Another view
It attributes all listed conflicts solely to religion.
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