Really? So I can go and steal all your stuff and there's nothing wrong with that because you don't have a right to own property? I think we should all hold with certain rights because the consequences seem to be rather horrendous if we don't.
I don't hold much with legal rights, admittedly. I think they're mostly poor substitutes and weakly implemented versions of moral rights. Legal rights also have the dubious characteristic of being able to be modified or revoked. Basic moral rights don't have that. They can be overpowered by more stringent moral demands, but they can't just be revoked. I can waive one of my rights, but I still have that right - I'm just not exercising it.
I'm not sure at all that we have any kind of legal right to have an equal chance to be happy - which law is that? I know it's in the declaration of independence, but I don't think that carries much weight legally. I do think we've got a moral right to the pursuit of happiness, though.
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Really? So I can go and steal all your stuff and there's nothing wrong with that because you don't have a right to own property? I think we should all hold with certain rights because the consequences seem to be rather horrendous if we don't.
I don't hold much with legal rights, admittedly. I think they're mostly poor substitutes and weakly implemented versions of moral rights. Legal rights also have the dubious characteristic of being able to be modified or revoked. Basic moral rights don't have that. They can be overpowered by more stringent moral demands, but they can't just be revoked. I can waive one of my rights, but I still have that right - I'm just not exercising it.
I'm not sure at all that we have any kind of legal right to have an equal chance to be happy - which law is that? I know it's in the declaration of independence, but I don't think that carries much weight legally. I do think we've got a moral right to the pursuit of happiness, though.