Is there an exception to every rule?

@wheel416 (1019)
Canada
December 19, 2008 4:15pm CST
Seriously, that is my question, is there an exception to every rule? As I have been responding to other people's questions and comments this is what I've been thinking about. I personally like to consider any issue from both points of view and then make up my own mind. I do not think of myself as a follower, in the sense, that I will not follow and opinion or idea because of who said it, or because of the popularity of one opinion over another. I will listen to what everyone else has said and then come to my own conclusions. In my own life I have always never quite fit into any category in which somebody tried to place me. I was always just outside the pre determinded categories. As such, I have considered myself to very much be a square peg trying to fit in a round hole as the saying goes. I do not see this as a bad thing anymore, but it has led me to believe that one size does not fit all. So, is there an exception to every rule? What have been your experinces where you just didn't fit into a category or place that someone tried to put you into. How does this play itself out in society. For instance, our parents tell us they make rules to keep us safe. Society and our governments in particular tell us they set rules and or law for the good of everyone. But what happens if you fit just outside of that box? Or is there simply an exception to every rule? In one word I would have to conclude yes. Most of the discussions posted here, I can in theory come up with an exception to every situation in which it would be appropriate to choose one of several options. So because there is no absolute right or wrong, there must be an exception to every rule. What do you think? And how do we solve this problem within society?
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@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
19 Dec 08
I tend to see both sides of things also. But I'd say it depends on how the rule is worded. For example, "thou shalt not kill". But most of us would agree that it's OK if it's in self defense. On the other hand, "thou shalt not kill another human being out of hatred, greed, jealousy..." might be hard to find an exception to. How do we solve this problem within society? Not sure I can answer that one except that we try to solve it through courts and trials and arbitration and so on.
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