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Originally Posted by TakuanSoho
No one "decides". It is an eternal conflict. For instance, a muderer kills someone. The murder decides that his right is greater than the victim. Now if he never gets caught, then his will wins over the victim, if he gets caught, society can decide whether or not it will impose its will on the murderer. There is no absolute decider.
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I agree that it is an ongoing conflict.....
But in the example, isn't society the ultimate authority, provided the offender is caught?
(not absolute in the sense of universal truth, but absolute as authority?)