tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post1958806285283020881..comments2024-01-14T17:27:30.511-05:00Comments on Law, Legislation, and Lunacy: Contracts and AdulteryDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364155797420903461noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post-28684155514673893102008-04-24T23:11:00.000-04:002008-04-24T23:11:00.000-04:00Assuming that marriage is merely a contract betwee...Assuming that marriage is merely a contract between the two parties being wed, the only answer to your question about sin, not really crime. Because it's wrong (according to the Bible) to sleep with another man's wife, it is not accepted in our society. <BR/><BR/>However, I'd postulate that marriage is actually a societal contract. Everyone is involved. By recognizing a marriage as valid you recognize that you can't be "involved" with that man's wife (or that man). <BR/><BR/>Adulterers aren't just people who cheat on their spouses. Those they are cheating with are also adulterers. (At least allow them to be accomplices.) <BR/><BR/>P.S. Something happened to my first post, so this is not quite as eloquent, sorry.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117882937540814887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post-78271580245355689692008-04-17T00:47:00.000-04:002008-04-17T00:47:00.000-04:00I'm not sure what you mean by respect. If James kn...I'm not sure what you mean by respect. If James knows about the contract then his offer could be due to his (accurate) opinion that somebody else would be willing to ignore the contract. Is that disrespecting contracts? Or even this particular one? I doubt it.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364155797420903461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post-32076757324731035012008-04-15T13:02:00.000-04:002008-04-15T13:02:00.000-04:00Your example raises an ethical question: If James...Your example raises an ethical question: If James is knowledgeable of the contract between Ethan and Steve, was is morally ethical of him to offer $20? As a member of a society, do we have an obligation to respect contracts between fellow members of the society?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com