Our article on natural law rustled more jimmies than we expected. Everywhere, the question was asked, "what's the alternative to natural law?" This week, Mike returns to answer that question.
Natural law is not the answer to antinomianism, it is at the foundation of it. By contrast, under a folkish worldview, the sovereign is the font of law, but the sovereign is bound by the commands of his ancestors, who were themselves bound by the gods, who were determined by fate, which is unimpeachable in a way that even the “laws” of physics cannot approach.
✍️ NEW SUBSTACK:
https://open.substack.com/pub/imperiumpress/p/natural-law-whats-the-alternative
Natural law is not the answer to antinomianism, it is at the foundation of it. By contrast, under a folkish worldview, the sovereign is the font of law, but the sovereign is bound by the commands of his ancestors, who were themselves bound by the gods, who were determined by fate, which is unimpeachable in a way that even the “laws” of physics cannot approach.
✍️ NEW SUBSTACK:
https://open.substack.com/pub/imperiumpress/p/natural-law-whats-the-alternative