Laws and Law-Givers

In order for there to be law, there must be a law-giver.

What I say is true, because laws by nature are things given.  This is because laws are the result of a deprivation.

There are are three things that every human being is inherently entitled to: life, liberty, and property.  A human must have life, otherwise he is not alive and therefore dead.  A human is by nature a self-sovereign, self-governing entity; therefore, a human must have liberty in order to function properly.  A human must have property--things that are his, that belong to him--in order to satisfy his needs and wants.

There are four basic things that are necessary for life.  These four things are food, water, shelter, and love.  I include love because human beings are social beings, and because studies have shown that when love is completely absent from a person's life, they do not function properly as human beings.  I mean completely absent, i.e., complete ambivalence from every human being they come into contact with.

There are three basic things that are necessary for liberty.  These things are free-will, self-sovereignty, and metacognition.  A person must be aware that they exist if they are to experience liberty, so metacognition is important.  They must also be capable of making their own decisions, so free-will is also a must.  Finally, a person requires self-sovereignty so that they can execute the decisions that they made using their free will.

Property ties into the necessities of life.  Food, water, and shelter are all pieces of property.  If a person lacks these things, their lifespan decreases significantly.

When a person has one or more of these needs taken away, therein lies our deprivation that I mentioned earlier.  Now, people are naturally self-seeking; they look out for themselves instinctively.  That means that when faced with deprivation, people naturally take steps toward relieving or satisfying that deprivation.  This is where laws come into play, but before I discuss laws, I think I should address what happens when there are no laws.

Introducing a little Anarchy:

An anarchy is the total absence of government.  No rules, laws, or restrictions; just people protecting their own lives, liberties, and property.  Anything goes in an anarchy, so what is stopping someone from interfering with the life, liberty, or property of another?  Nothing!  Sure, the defender could attempt to protect his needs or exact revenge afterwards, but in so doing would be infringing on the offender's life, liberty, and property.  This is why anarchy is almost nonexistent in today's world.

Therefore, laws are issued.  Laws protect one's life, liberty, and property by defining one's liberties.  Laws give a person a framework in which their liberties can operate.  They outline the Cans and Can Nots of our liberties.  When we overstep these boundaries, then the enforcers of these laws step in and exact countermeasures so that we will be dissuaded from attempting to overstep these boundaries in the future.

And now, to really drive my point home:

Now, what about the Laws of Physics?

The Laws of Physics outline the Cans and Can Nots of the universe, as opposed to a person's personal liberties.  These laws apply to our physical liberties.  These laws cannot possibly be broken because they permeate the very fabric of the universe.  The universe itself is our "enforcer", in a sense.

So, who was the Law-Giver?

Well, that's the problem.  According to scientists, there isn't one.  These laws have just always existed.

...WHAT?!

Sorry, I don't buy that.  There has to be a Law-Giver, and I'll show you why.

In the beginning, there was nothing, and this nothing became everything.

How did the universe enter existence?  "The Big Bang," you might say.  There's a problem with that answer, though.  My chemistry teacher describes it thus: In order for there to be a Big Bang, you need a Big Banger.  He was being facetious, of course, but he has a good point.  In order for there to be a Big Bang, the Laws of Physics would have had to already been present, otherwise the laws that allow the Big Bang to happen would not have been there, which means no Big Bang.

And, as scientists have proven, time did not exist before the Big Bang.

That means there was no time for these laws to come into existence--let alone come into effect.  This means that these laws would have to predate time itself, which is impossible.  These laws could only exist after time began, because before time began, there was nothing at all for these laws to govern, thus rendering these laws superfluous!  Unnecessary!

Therefore, there must have been a Law-Giver.

This Law-Giver is above the Laws of Physics, and can easily violate, bend, or change these Laws at will.  It predates both existence and time itself, and why not?  It is not bound by the same rules that we are.  This Law-Giver can be infinite, limitless, timeless, and completely and infinitely powerful.  Why?  Because it makes the rules.  It defines, interprets, and executes the laws of the universe.  This Law-Giver transcends both the natural and the supernatural.  It is above all things, both existence and non-existence.  Why not?  It makes the rules.  It is completely independent and, if you look, you will see that it, too, has life, liberty, and property.

This Law-Giver, I believe, is the Christian God.

God does not require food, water, or shelter, but is the embodiment of love.

God is self-aware, capable of making His own decisions, and does so all the time.

The universe is God's property.  We, along with the rest of the universe, are His.  This makes Him easily qualified to be our Law-Giver.  It is the only way the universe makes sense to me.  The universe is not an anarchy, nor is it a democracy, a republic, a dictatorship (though many would call it that), an oligarchy, a monarchy, or a parliament.

This universe that we inhabit is nothing short of the total Theocracy.  The very laws by which we all abide are proof of this compelling idea.