22 Sep 05
Originally posted by KneverKnightPlease post yours.
... have rights other than those we grant ourselves?
Are "human rights" written in stone somewhere to be discovered or do we make them up as we go along?
Is the concept of "human rights" self-serving or altruistic?
This is the Human Rights thread, please post your views.
22 Sep 05
Originally posted by KneverKnight"Human rights" are what humans define them to be.
... have rights other than those we grant ourselves?
Are "human rights" written in stone somewhere to be discovered or do we make them up as we go along?
Is the concept of "human rights" self-serving or altruistic?
This is the Human Rights thread, please post your views.
22 Sep 05
Originally posted by KneverKnightWe have all kinds of biological inevitabilities that we are presumptious enough to define as "rights".
... have rights other than those we grant ourselves?
Are "human rights" written in stone somewhere to be discovered or do we make them up as we go along?
Is the concept of "human rights" self-serving or altruistic?
This is the Human Rights thread, please post your views.
Life, death, cellular replication, reproduction, blah, blah, blah.
Regardless of what we think, these are accidents of existence, allied to the wonderful gift of just being here now.
What we codify as "rights", across our various cultures, say more about our sociocultural beliefs than any inherent premise, promise, obligation or reward.
22 Sep 05
Originally posted by widgetYou seem to be saying we make up the rights as we go along ...
We have all kinds of biological inevitabilities that we are presumptious enough to define as "rights".
Life, death, cellular replication, reproduction, blah, blah, blah.
Regardless of what we think, these are accidents of existence, allied to the wonderful gift of just being here now.
What we codify as "rights", across our various cultures, say more about our sociocultural beliefs than any inherent premise, promise, obligation or reward.
22 Sep 05
Originally posted by KneverKnightBeing an arrogant American i'll declare .. Life, Liberty and the pusuit of happiness.
I'm just trying to see what people think about this.
Those "rights" are unalienable .. you could look it up.
It's true, we grant these rights to ourselves.
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The real truth is .. you only get to keep those "rights" you're able and willing to defend.
22 Sep 05
Originally posted by KneverKnightAny individual can define them however he wants. The rights will be recognized only if people can convince other people through persuasion or can force the rights to be respected through force.
Majority rules, strength of arguement by a learned body or some other criteria?
22 Sep 05
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Originally posted by RochadeBut almost every other species also looks to protect the older or weaker of their kind too. Look at any mothers instinct to protect it's child.
The one thing what seperates mankind from the animals is to look for older or weaker individuals of our species.
We ARE animals. I wish people would stop trying to seperate us from them. There is no us and them.
As for human rights, we have the right to mind our own business without being molested/killed/threatened/eaten, etc, as long as we do not impose on those same rights of someone else. Once we start to assume our own rights are more important than someone elses, we lose those rights.
It's a balance between rights and responsibilities.