Monday, May 3, 2010

Justice

Justice is probably one of the most debatable topics ever. It is nearly impossible to have a clear-cut definition for it.

Justice is what one comsiders to be fair. The problem is, fairness varies from one to another, so that cannot be the proper definition for justice.
Alternatively, one can say that the law is justice. However, many would ask this, "Who made the law? If the law was created by a person, isn't it bent to his version of justice?"

This is precisely the case. Justice doesn't tell you in the face "THIS IS TRUE JUSTICE!". It is more of a personal thing. One decides what is just, humans decide what is just in their own opinion. Therefore, there is no universal agreement on what justice can be, similar to the concept of dividing by 0. Some people (like myself) decide that it is infinity. Other simply say that it is undefined. However, there is a rather clear line which divides the two: perspective.

There are numerous reasons why people choose a certain perspective, similar to the concept of justice. One can choose which perspective he/she wants to approach the problem from and therefore come to the conclusion of what is justice.

Frankly, there isn't really much to say about justice, since there's too much to talk about. So I'll just end this post saying that there is no true justice. There is no real evil. Just a massive topic for people to spend their lives debating their own point of view, and failing at it.

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