Sorry man, really disagree. "Logic" as understood by lay people is not what I'm talking about, and in fact, is usually not logical at all. It's the same with "common sense", there is no such thing, it's just something people made up to justify their opinion. Logic and mathematics are equivalent to each other, and you need to have a mathematically inclined brain to really grasp it. And I don't mean the ability to do algebra or compute, I mean the ability to write mathematical proofs and such. That ability is somewhat rare amongst the general population. Laws (should be) written and analyzed in the same way mathematical proofs are, which is why the language needs to be complex; simple language has too many holes that can be argued about.
Just want to chime in and say how much I despise the "common sense" argument/plea/packaging. It's a shaming mechanism designed to discourage asking "why?" Why? It's just common sense! Now shut up and do what we told you to.
As for your law/math comparison, they're coming after mathematics, as well.
Sorry man, really disagree. "Logic" as understood by lay people is not what I'm talking about, and in fact, is usually not logical at all. It's the same with "common sense", there is no such thing, it's just something people made up to justify their opinion. Logic and mathematics are equivalent to each other, and you need to have a mathematically inclined brain to really grasp it. And I don't mean the ability to do algebra or compute, I mean the ability to write mathematical proofs and such. That ability is somewhat rare amongst the general population. Laws (should be) written and analyzed in the same way mathematical proofs are, which is why the language needs to be complex; simple language has too many holes that can be argued about.
Just want to chime in and say how much I despise the "common sense" argument/plea/packaging. It's a shaming mechanism designed to discourage asking "why?" Why? It's just common sense! Now shut up and do what we told you to.
As for your law/math comparison, they're coming after mathematics, as well.
Yeah, I know, thankfully it's been more resistant since the field is mostly spergs, but they can only last so long lol.