<p><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/27/madara-uchiha">@Madara</a> basically <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13404/why-is-human-transmutation-illegal-or-that-matter-have-alchemy-laws#comment16804_13404">hit the nail on the head</a> here, but I thought I'd elaborate a bit.</p>

<p><strong><em>Unmarked spoilers follow.</em></strong></p>

<p>Father wants people making philosopher's stones <em>for his goals</em>. He has his end goal of the Nationwide Transmutation Circle, and he has a plan to get it. This plan involves the military laboratories (especially lab #5), as well as waging wars (such as the blood crest in the North), and a few other things.</p>

<p>But let's consider the very first episode of <em>Brotherhood</em>, in which Isaac McDougal, by way of philosopher's stone, launched an attack against the military, attempting to completely freeze over Central. This was <em>clearly</em> contrary to Father's goals, as its motive was to destroy Central by ice, beneath which Father lived.</p>

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<p>And later in the series, the truth behind the military's law of, "you must not create humans," is revealed: they are not concerned with ethics, but rather <strong>to prevent people from creating an army which would oppose the government's</strong>, and subsequently, oppose Father.</p>

<p>So, like @Madara initially mentioned: killing people in reality is illegal, yet countries wage war because the governments have their own motives, which they believe are above those of the citizens. Yet, we can't just have citizens going around massacring others, can we? <sub>(Hint: The answer is no.)</sub></p>

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Likewise you cannot transmute gold because that would create an economic instability.  While bad for the general populace, the resulting instability might make Father's goals more difficult to attain.
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<p>Follow me here for a minute.  The state is controlled by the homunculi/Father who wants people to use alchemy to do dangerous research especially human transmutation to make philosopher stones.  </p>

<p>Why would they have laws that forbid it in their country?  Seems counter productive to their goals. </p>

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Why is it illegal to kill, and yet it's legal to have wars?
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@MadaraUchiha Everything is legal if there is nobody around to punish you.
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Why is human transmutation illegal or that matter have alchemy laws?
# Why is human transmutation illegal or that matter have alchemy laws?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-08-13
Follow me here for a minute. The state is controlled by the homunculi/Father who wants people to use alchemy to do dangerous research especially human transmutation to make philosopher stones.

Why would they have laws that forbid it in their country? Seems counter productive to their goals.
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Why is it illegal to kill, and yet it's legal to have wars?  
> **username_2**: @MadaraUchiha Everything is legal if there is nobody around to punish you.  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-08-13. Score: 13
[@Madara](https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/27/madara-uchiha) basically [hit the nail on the head](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13404/why-is-human-transmutation-illegal-or-that-matter-have-alchemy-laws#comment16804_13404) here, but I thought I'd elaborate a bit.

***Unmarked spoilers follow.***

Father wants people making philosopher's stones *for his goals*. He has his end goal of the Nationwide Transmutation Circle, and he has a plan to get it. This plan involves the military laboratories (especially lab #5), as well as waging wars (such as the blood crest in the North), and a few other things.

But let's consider the very first episode of *Brotherhood*, in which Isaac McDougal, by way of philosopher's stone, launched an attack against the military, attempting to completely freeze over Central. This was *clearly* contrary to Father's goals, as its motive was to destroy Central by ice, beneath which Father lived.

[![Great Scott that's a lot of icicles!](https://i.sstatic.net/LJy91m.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/LJy91.png)

And later in the series, the truth behind the military's law of, "you must not create humans," is revealed: they are not concerned with ethics, but rather **to prevent people from creating an army which would oppose the government's**, and subsequently, oppose Father.

So, like @Madara initially mentioned: killing people in reality is illegal, yet countries wage war because the governments have their own motives, which they believe are above those of the citizens. Yet, we can't just have citizens going around massacring others, can we? (Hint: The answer is no.)
> **Comments:**
> **username_4** (2014-08-13): Likewise you cannot transmute gold because that would create an economic instability.  While bad for the general populace, the resulting instability might make Father's goals more difficult to attain.  
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