Rule of law is a myth, there is no law, only lawyers and judges

You need judges basically. Which is how law developed over time. Predates the state.

I'm basically in the same camp.

kepford

Natural law have nothing to do with religion.

DarthCoin

I probably fall most into the natural law camp, given my biblical worldview.

the problem with actual contracts and voluntary agreements is that it's impossible to write a contingency for every possible state of the law.  Whenever a situation happens outside the written contract language or there's ambiguity, you will have to resort to some principles that exist outside the contract.

Politics_And_Law

Is Social Contract theory sound or nonsensical?

I probably fall most into the natural law camp, given my biblical worldview.

the problem with actual contracts and voluntary agreements is that it's impossible to write a contingency for every possible state of the law.  Whenever a situation happens outside the written contract language or there's ambiguity, you will have to resort to some principles that exist outside the contract.