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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Power has always shaped rights and the law.
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Maybe just use the obvious parallels in primatology that speak to ape-wide wiring for altruism? https://harvardtothebighouse.com/2018/10/16/our-lives-are-not-our-own/ …pic.twitter.com/Z3E5dVtved
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I agree to some degree, but there are plenty aspects of human nature that shouldn't be protected by the state. And that's my overall issue with the framing of "God-given" rights and/or simple appeals to nature. I see them as rhetorical strategies that work to strengthen the...
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...bonds between people who are already in large agreement, but they are quite useless for bridging divides. Ultimately these positions need to be argued on intellectual grounds. I don't see any other way.
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Power and only power sets rules. While the rules are enforced - power can hide behind law but if there is no power behind law - law cannot endure.
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