Since such a concept would have no backing in a godless world and would merely be a creation of the human mind used to try and project that individual's sense of fairness on the world around them.
2007-10-18 16:32:49 · 8 answers · asked by 29 characters to work with...... 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Saying that humans deserve repsect, why do humans deserve repsect if we're nothing but glorified chimps.
2007-10-19 11:20:01 · update #1
What's the logical backing for it, saying that people are people and that makes them deserving of rights doesn't cut it unless people are something more that mere beasts. Grounding it in the human mind or humanity is the illogical action of projecting our sense of fairness that I listed above. I'm not saying atheists should have rights, I'm asking if there is ay logical way for a true atheist the make an argument that includes the concept of rights.
2007-10-22 03:53:32 · update #2
I think an atheist may use it as a citizen of a country. But I have always wondered, if atheists have their own country were they are not bound by any moral laws, would they implement laws that are derived from religion, like "thou shall not kill, steal etc.."?
2007-10-18 16:42:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are different concepts of rights - god given rights is one, but their is also a humanitarian concept of rights - people deserve respect , freedom etc because they are human beings and noone is better than anyone else.
2007-10-18 23:41:25 · answer #2 · answered by c181187 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lawrence Kohlberg's final paper grounds ethics in deep inward experience, without the need for (the concept of) a god.
2007-10-19 01:11:48 · answer #3 · answered by neil s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because an atheist doesn't believe in God doesn't mean that God loves them any less, and will still bestow upon them the ability to exercise their rights.
An atheist has the free will to believe or not to believe.
2007-10-19 10:18:48 · answer #4 · answered by gryphon1911 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can Christians use the term "rights"? After all, the book that instructs you to stone to deatha non-virgin child bride doesn't really imply such rights.
You realliy believe that RELIGION, of all things, is our greatest moral compass??
2007-10-21 17:30:01 · answer #5 · answered by Elizabeth J 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
an atheist would have the rights of any human, however, would not have any rights of a religious person, seeing that atheists aren't religious
2007-10-19 00:13:00 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And this differs from Secular Dogma in what way?
Doug
2007-10-18 23:51:36 · answer #7 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not? is atheism today a study of a true non-believer or just religious apathy not to seek more?
2007-10-18 23:42:09 · answer #8 · answered by coolade 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋