Do people have an inherent right to live?

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > Do people have an inherent right to live?

spacetoaster: Feb 10, 2014

mrParkbench posted:

e: Do people have any inherent rights?

Unless you can enforce it, I don't see how it's a "right".

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spacetoaster: Feb 10, 2014

ToxicSlurpee posted:

Can you prove that people don't have an inherent right to live?

Isn't that what the government is doing when it executes someone?

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spacetoaster: Feb 10, 2014

DOCTOR ZIMBARDO posted:

Rights are political instruments conceived, ratified, and enforced in specific and historically contingent circumstances. In their modern form they were created by the bourgeoisie to destroy the aristocracy. Some things conceived of as rights in the US are good ideas, some are not. There is no meaningful philosophical distinction between positive and negative rights. Uhh, any other questions?

This discussion is about "inherent" rights. If it has to be ratified/etc it's not really inherent.

# ¿ Feb 24, 2015 21:27

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