OrionTheWolf
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ORIGINAL: Politesub53 I agree force is needed when others dont hold to the same principals as mainstream society. I just dont think that because someone acts outside of the law, that rights dont exist. One right you have from birth, is the right of due process under the law. There are many similar rights, such as the one about cruel and unusual punishments, that apply from birth. The Declaration of Independence states all men are equal ect ect. This is recognised as a natural right, as was the right to have a revolution, as I recall. The right of due process is a man made construct. It is enforced by Man. It can be applied in some countries and not in others. It can be applied in some situations and not in others. The Declaration of Independence and declare anything it wishes. They are not natural rights. A natural right would be something that everyone is born with, and cannot be removed, except by death. Inalienable, natural, what ever you want to call it. These privileges are underpinned by force. quote:
My question to you is how many years does society have to believe in natural rights, until they become so. It seems to me many nations have rights going back hundreds of years, and in some cases over a thousand years. Surely after such a time span, these rights have become natural, regardless that they sometimes need defending ? How many years to believe the Earth is flat? The same amount. If it needs force to defend it, then it is not a right. Try reading Plato, or Socrates and then calculate the years and the behaviors that society still exhibits. It will take a evolution of behavior (and there is a theory on this) to make all of this so. Now we have derailed this topic enough, so I will refocus on this topic or if you want to start another I will be happy to contribute.
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