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Yes you did. Right away. You always do.Ah.. twit mode.
How so?After reading Might is Right by Ragnar Redbeard, I have a different understanding of my rights, inalienable, or otherwise.
Basically you have to fight for your right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and to party. I got that last one from the Beastie Boys.How so?
This thread trips up with the title. To even ask whether natural rights "exist", admits no understanding of the concept.
Do natural rights exist?Do Natural Rights Actually Exist? If they do not then it's all intellectual bs. If they do, what are they? Can and do people who believe natural rights actually exist, agree on them -- what they are and are not?
I often see things similar to this Wikipedia entry:
Natural rights are those that are not dependent on the laws or customs of any particular culture or government, and so are universal, fundamental and inalienable (they cannot be repealed by human laws, though one can forfeit their enjoyment through one's actions, such as by violating someone else's rights).
Do natural rights trump laws? If so...
I think that the term, natural rights, is a case of a bad name. There is nothing natural about rights at all; rights are an entirely human invention. It's a concept that exists only in humans' minds. Out in the natural world, rights don't exist. If we go up to a lion, we get eaten. It is only in the presence of (some) humans, do we get the right to life.I know people want the idea of natural rights to trump man-made laws, but what does nature say? Will nature punish if natural laws are ignored? Who gets to decide what are and are not natural rights?
I think that the term, natural rights, is a case of a bad name. There is nothing natural about rights at all; rights are an entirely human invention. It's a concept that exists only in humans' minds. Out in the natural world, rights don't exist. If we go up to a lion, we get eaten. It is only in the presence of (some) humans, do we get the right to life.
I think they call it natural right to emphasize the primacy of these rights. They want to convey that the right to life, the right to happiness and such are incredibly important and are not to be over-ridden by the laws of governments. They also call these rights inalienable, which is one more way of saying how important these rights are.
