[cfield]

Indeed.

The uncertainty inherent in the universe we understand today and in all human endeavors is difficult to contend with in code.

In the main, contracts serve to reduce uncertainty and to attempt to manage uncertainty that can't or shouldn't be reduced. Of necessity, contract law has developed a myriad of principles and rules in service of this aim. However, these principles and rules are themselves predominantly characterized by uncertainty. See, for example, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.[0]

Humility — and a corollary respect for our ancestors — is a defining characteristic of my own study of the law.

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[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_faith_(law)