为何许多法律总是无法达到它们预想的目标?为何人类最伟大的智慧也无法解决基本的社会弊病?本文搜集的大量证据表明:(1)法律的限制条款破坏了社会平衡,引起反弹,导致法律无法产生重大的社会变革;(2)许多法律背后潜藏的目的是促进社会的团结,而且仅仅是为了促进社会团结。作者的结论认为,法律和制定法律的政治本质上是宗教实践,其理性分析的基础极为薄弱。因此,一方面许多法律没有功效,另一方面又大受欢迎。 Why do so many laws fail to achieve their desired goals? Why does humanity’s greatest wisdom fail to solve basic social ills? There is ample evidence gathered in this paper that: (1) Legal restrictions undermine the social balance, trigger a rebound and lead to law Can not lead to major social changes; and (2) the underlying purpose of many laws is to promote social solidarity and only to promote social solidarity. The author’s conclusion is that the law and the law making the law are essentially religious practices, and the rationale for their rational analysis is extremely weak. Therefore, on the one hand, many laws have no effect and on the other hand, they are very popular.