Sgeo wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 7:50 PM, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Sat, 8 Nov 2008, Geoffrey Spear wrote:
>>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>> For contracts, we govern by the spirit and not the direct language,
>>> Proto: repeal contract law, because that's just stupid.
>> You're right. Sorry David, Equity failed in Agora. I tried.
>>
>> -Goethe
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> Is this my fault for passing the judgement I passed on 2039?
I don't think so. Your judgement of 2039 maintained a literal
interpretation of what had already happened ("X should have happened,
Y actually happened"), while considering the spirit when deciding what
ought to happen next ("the overall effects on asset holdings were the
same, and the violation is too minor to bother punishing, so null
judgement"). In contrast, ehird appears to be arguing for, and Goethe
against, non-literal interpretation of what had already happened ("X
actually did happen"). That's an accepted part of the culture of some
nomics (e.g. the FRC), but not this one.
For comparison, ratification (especially self-ratification, since
that's by far most common) is a rule-based mechanism that explicitly
converts the spirit into the letter.
