ABSTRACT
Nigel Simmonds obfuscates this potential divergence between motivations and reasons when he writes that "[m]uch of the debate relating to Fuller's theory revolves around rival assertions regarding the probable or possible behaviour of wicked regimes. Simmonds speaks of probable or possible behaviour rather than of probable or possible motivations. However, that difference makes no difference in the present context. Consequently, only the second sentence in the quotation from Simmonds accurately pinpoints the paramount issue around which the debates arising from Fuller's work have revolved. It is not clear in what sense the example's religious zealots have formed a governing regime. Simmonds allows that the anti-atheistical zealots will very likely extend their sway into areas of life other than that of religious practices. Simmonds is plainly correct in maintaining that the germane contrast is not between two legal regimes, and he is likewise correct in submitting that the New Monian system of governance is an excellent baseline for comparison.
