In the Declaration of Independence it says:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Our forefather belief in human rights was based on the belief that God endowed men with those rights. Without God, is there a self-evident truth that all have a right to life, freedom and happiness? It seems like the answer would be “no” because rights would be a product of the evolution of a society’s opinions about the status of a human. Each society or person is free to choose what they believe on that topic. In my opinion it would be more likely that the laws of survival of the fittest actually govern human life, and it would be delusional to create mythical “rights.” If you reject the "mythical" idea of God, are you willing to reject the "mythical" idea of universal human rights? If not, why not?
2007-02-12
19:16:06
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