[Avodah] Torah government

[Eli Turkel]

<< is that any different than if you go to a hotel in a secular state?
That fine print says that they arenot responsible if the room is not
available (although they can charge you if you do not show) and they
will still, in all likelihood, do their best to accommodate you so as
not to lose a customer. I see no reason why this would not apply in a
Halachicly based society.>>

I tried to give simple every day examples. One can extend the question
to more serious cases. Banks transfer billions of dollars everyday by
electronic transfer initiated by a computer. No reasonable bank will
rely on the good will and me shepara of the other bank in cases of
disagreements.

How about a company making a multimillion dollar deal involving
delivery of goods that do not currently exist.

On another plane there are many conflicts in secular law about what
can be patented, eg software. It is not clear what the status of
patents is in halacha. However whatever the status it has no details

Do be more theoretical there is a basic difference in outlook between
secular law and halacha. Halacha looks at the rules given in the
gemara and SA and fits cases into the given law. Secular starts with
what is necessary for a good economy. If current law does not properly
control some new process then congress or parliament will simply
change the law for the new circumstances. Thus, congress can decide if
patents cover software or not. In halacha one has no choice and the
outcome theoretically depends on some extension of some teshuva based
on a gemara. Whatever comes out is it whether good or bad for the
economy is irrelevant

kol tuv


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Eli Turkel