On what grounds can anyone say “god” grants us rights? The entity that may be said to grant rights is the one that may protect them or take them away. I don’t see any god doing that. For better or worse, in our world, the closest thing to a “rights-granting”entity is the state.https://twitter.com/RubinReport/status/1357743742564749312 …
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Yes, but again, to the main point above: those are all declarations made by political bodies, with the force of the state behind them. Without this force, these “rights” are merely deeply-held values.
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To your point here: I disagree. The UN declaration fails because it has no enforcement mechanism. It is wishful thinking, at best. A “right” that cannot be guaranteed is not a right at all, it is a value. https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1358232736587079688 …
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Isn’t the US Constitution basically an atheistic document? Probably played a bigger role in shaping the success of the US compared to the Declaration, too.
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