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What he is saying is that rights are a human construct. BUT

Posted on: October 12, 2018 at 10:55:40 CT
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that completely flies in the face of the assertion that they are natural. If they are natural then they are inherent in all of us and should be in evidence throughout human history. We know that is not the case.

What we think of as rights are a relatively recent concept in human history.
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idiot parents. Kids not being vaccinated. Ignores illegals. - RHAYWORTH MU - 10/12 09:36:41
     Are you for forced vaccinations? (nm) - ummmm MU - 10/12 09:45:19
          To be honest, not sure about that. - RHAYWORTH MU - 10/12 10:00:56
               I have never heard a clear answer on this, Why should - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/12 10:37:33
                    herd immunity principle - paleojas MU - 10/13 05:50:04
                    The irony, is unvaccinated kids are a danger. - RHAYWORTH MU - 10/12 11:00:54
                         so you want to protect people from themselves and manage - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 11:19:05
               I appreciate the answer. - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:03:37
               You don't justify more gvmt power over personal liberty - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:01:50
                    That's nice in academia theory, not reality. - RHAYWORTH MU - 10/12 10:24:52
                         your words really come to mind for a response here: - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:38:13
                              That's a ridiculous pickle type response from you. - RHAYWORTH MU - 10/12 10:57:19
                                   lol, so you want "not total control" on these things? - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:59:58
                                        Clarify? No govt ever is a stupid concept. - RHAYWORTH MU - 10/12 11:09:21
                                             can you link to my "no gvmt ever" post? thanks (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 11:10:18
                         You wouldn't think such a simple concept would be so - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:34:13
                              who gets to make the list of obvious things the gubmit - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:37:36
                                   me(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:43:27
                    Just last night, I was watching something about these - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:05:10
                         They are advocating for the natural rights of animals(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:09:40
                              Animals don't have those. (nm) - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:12:58
                                   why not?(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:13:11
                                        They cannot answer where there 'natural rights' derive from, - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/12 10:46:23
                                             Natural rights come from God, Nature's God, nature - ummmm MU - 10/12 11:01:54
                                                  NO, it has never been answered. You have talked around it - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/12 11:15:21
                                                       I literally just answered it. - ummmm MU - 10/12 11:25:22
                                                            Yes and I have heard that the moon is made of cheese, that - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/12 12:16:06
                                                                 I realize you won't accept my answer - ummmm MU - 10/12 12:20:56
                                                                      if They are self evident as you claim why are they not found - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/12 12:30:09
                                                                           They are inherent to every single human being on the planet. - ummmm MU - 10/12 12:33:41
                                                                                You give absolutely no proof of your claim. In this post ^ - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/12 13:05:57
                                             It's fun every now and then to watch them flail - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:59:15
                                        that's been answered for you previously. why would - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:17:41
                                             It's never been answered, it's been danced around - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:21:31
                                                  It's been answered again in this thread - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:32:03
                                                       Again, it wasn't answered - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:32:50
                                                            RE: Again, it wasn't answered - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:35:05
                                                                 it most definitely is, humans are the only - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:37:12
                                                                      ^^ speaking of a dumb argument. - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:39:55
                                                                           lol exactly, they exist - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:41:13
                                                                                if you consider yourself a conservative, ask yourself - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:52:11
                                                                                does algebra exist, other than as a human construct - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:47:27
                                                                                Natural rights exist. - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:43:47
                                                                                     They exist as an artificial construct - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:47:27
                                                                                          No, it is universal among humans. - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:48:35
                                                                                               like this one? - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 11:19:58
                                                                                          is calculus an artificial construct simply because - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:48:07
                                                                      gravity isn't a natural right - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:38:51
                                                                           Is that really the best arrow in his quiver here? (nm) - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:40:20
                                                                                i see zero evidence supporting the existence of a quiver (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:41:44
                                                                                     True (nm) - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:44:34
                                        We've been over this a thousand times. - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:17:17
                                             Does our president have natural rights? (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 10/12 10:23:49
                                                  Yes. (nm) - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:25:21
                                                       You just said there were baseline requirements to possess - FIJItiger MU - 10/12 10:25:52
                                                            Each individual human doesn't have to describe them - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:26:58
                                                                 So in your opinion - FIJItiger MU - 10/12 10:29:05
                                                                      God you're an idiot(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:32:03
                                                                      Oh, I get it. You're making a dehumanizing joke. - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:30:41
                                                                           No, I'm attempting to include them as functioning humans(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 10/12 10:34:46
                                                                                No, you're not (nm) - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:35:28
                                             Did Neanderthals have natural rights?(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:20:44
                                                  Don't know. They didn't leave much of an historical - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:25:59
                                                       interesting. what would suffice as an adequate - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:30:49
                                                            What he is saying is that rights are a human construct. BUT - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/12 10:55:40
                                                                 Natural rights are inherent in all humans. - ummmm MU - 10/12 11:03:44
                                                                      Please prove your assertion. Exactly which chromosome - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/12 11:17:36
                                                                           Lol what? - ummmm MU - 10/12 11:27:32
                                                                                Since when? You claim that to be true, in most cultures - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/12 12:24:29
                                                                                     Yes, there is a reason why those people are considered - ummmm MU - 10/12 12:32:07
                                                                                          You are the one missing the big picture here. If Natural - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/12 13:11:51
                                                                                               Your thinking is so utterly rigid. - ummmm MU - 10/12 13:16:31
                                                                                                    And this is at least the seventh where I remind you that - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/12 13:33:50
                                                            Something demonstrating their ability to comprehend - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:34:24
                                                                 like a written language?(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:35:12
                                                                      A spoken language could do it too - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:36:05
                                                                           Ah so the ability to communicate using vocalization - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:38:00
                                                                                depends on the thoughts being communicated, not - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:46:50
                                                                                Depending on what was vocalized, yes. - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:40:55
                                                                                     what would need to be vocalized?(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:43:02
                                                                                          Again: - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:44:10
                                                                                               Ok, so if there were an animal - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:45:55
                                                                                                    Yes. (nm) - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:47:27
                                                                                                         Perfect, so natural rights are not limited to humans(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:47:53
                                                                                                              Every animal has its own nature, including humans. - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:49:43
                                                                                                              No, so natural rights ARE limited to humans, but the - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:49:20
                                                                                                                   It already has happened - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 10:54:55
                                                                                                                        So, then there is a chance those species had - ummmm MU - 10/12 11:02:47
                                                                                                                             That it is not something unique or inherent to humans - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 11:10:08
                                                                                                                                  so you're really only arguing that it isn't limited to - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 11:17:11
                                                                                                                                       lol no dude jesus, I'm arguing that it's not part of any - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 11:28:40
                                                                                                                                            It is unique to humans today. - ummmm MU - 10/12 11:30:53
                                                                                                                                                 if it ever existed in other animals, by definition it is - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 11:38:19
                                                                                                                                                      I've never stated otherwise. - ummmm MU - 10/12 11:39:33
                                                                                                                                                           ok good, so animals can have natural rights - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 11:58:10
                                                                                                                                                                but don't (nm) - ummmm MU - 10/12 12:05:14
                                                                                                                                                                "can"? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 12:00:34
                                                                                                                        so you just argued that other hominids and some - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 11:01:37
                                                                                                                             no I've argued that the entire thing is arbitrary - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 10/12 11:03:12
                                                                                                                                  arbitrary? you're ignoring that human beings (other - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 11:13:55
                                                                                                                                  Your first post was about the Whole Foods eco-terrorists - ummmm MU - 10/12 11:05:19
                         so if an eco-vegan gvmt is installed, she can be a brownshir - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:06:31
                         /smh (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:05:43
                              Unless it is protection of natural rights - ummmm MU - 10/12 10:10:02
                                   or eternal soul/moral well-being (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:16:01
                                   100% agree (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:15:43
     CDC = government. Yeah we need more of this.(nm) - glue MU - 10/12 09:41:24
          Until this power is out of the hands of gvmt, which I'm - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 09:48:27
               I would recommend people make informed decisions - glue MU - 10/12 12:52:00
               I would recommend that people make an informed decision - ummmm MU - 10/12 09:53:26
                    me too, but I'm not sure that's relevant to my response to - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 09:54:34
          You should move to the jungles of borneo. No government - hokie VT - 10/12 09:42:44
               That would preferable to being a statist sheep(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 10/12 09:44:27
                    if that's the case, what's keeping you from moving? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 09:49:25
                         I'll answer for him. Liberal hypocrisy. nm - hokie VT - 10/12 10:14:05
                              No, I just don't think he believes what he just typed (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 10/12 10:16:28
     There are dumb parents across politics who don't - MrBlueSky MU - 10/12 09:40:19
     Remember, it's not just Idiots on the left that don't - tcat KC - 10/12 09:38:53
          I'll agree It's just insane that we are creating epidemics - RHAYWORTH MU - 10/12 09:41:56
               Between the anti-vaxxer's and the homeless living with - Tigrrrr! MU - 10/12 09:53:00




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