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The law is highly coherent.

But it deals with the largest and messiest possible problem domain: everything humans do.




Well, "everything humans do" includes creating the law, so by that definition, the law is highly incoherent.

And a close reading of the law reveals this. In fact, it is often by close readings of the law (and precedent and every other historical quirk) on which controversial and contested decisions are rendered


> Well, "everything humans do" includes creating the law, so by that definition, the law is highly incoherent.

Which meaning of incoherent are we taking here?

> And a close reading of the law reveals this.

Do go on.




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