Do you believe that the human person has intrinsic rights/inalienable rights?

This is a typically Jeffersonian idea, adapted from Locke, but Jefferson could only chalk such rights up to being "self-evident." He never explained how such natural rights exist, since throughout man's natural history, such rights have always been denied, if we are to judge man by his actions. If man has such rights, they can only be given by God as ideals, "ought to be" kind of rights, so the writers of the Declaration were right in saying "endowed by his Creator."

I believe there is an inherent dignity in man, that is a reflection of God. But "rights" are no different than "privileges" in the end. Practically speaking, the powers that be can always take away rights as easily as privileges. But man's essential dignity cannot be taken away.

For example, I have a privilege to drive, but my right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" has to be surrendered every time I get in my car, owing to the dangerous way people drive these days. Someone could say I still have my rights, and I willfully surrender them in order to exercise a privilege. I say what good are rights then? Those kind of rights are moral constructs, purely religious notions.

Don't even get me started about "all men are created equal." Yeah, all men except slaves.

Yours in Christ, Nick

A libertarian would tell you that all humans have an intrinsic right to life just by virtue of being human, unless they do something inhumane to lose that right. They do not define what makes someone/something human, however. Conservatives would tell you what the libertarian said, but add that it's because God ordained it that way and they're not so sure about the details. They also debate the nature of humanity, though not as much as the modern liberals. Modern liberals will tell you that they are not sure about anything, really, because things are relative to other things and situations. But, they do believe in the list of universal human rights, the contents of which are debatable and relative. Christians will tell you mostly what the conservatives say, unless they are non-traditionalists, in which case they will tell you what the modern liberals say. Buddhists, if you can find them, will tell you that humans and the rest of the universe are actually the same. Compassion! I will tell you that I have wasted 5 minutes writing an answer to a question that I cannot answer. Damn.

Hello. Blessings. Everyone has a preconception of rights that are moral, fair and just. : Rights are natural, inalienable, God-given and self-evident; Natural rights: These are rights that are supposedly universal in scope and binding on human behavior, much like the physical laws of nature. Man by nature are free, equal and independent." Furthermore, natural law obligated that "no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions; Inalienable rights: These are rights that cannot be taken away. In other words, individuals intrinsically possess rights, and no one else can alienate or revoke them.; God given rights: These are rights that originate from God. For example, in the Bible, God spells out what rights Israel may enjoy, from birthrights to a right to life to a right to a fair trial before judges.;

Self-evident rights: These are rights that are supposedly so obvious that their nature and origin do not need to be defended by analysis. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson declared that "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among them are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Even if true, these claims are extremely difficult to prove with logic and evidence, so Jefferson sidestepped this swamp by simply claiming these rights were self-evident.

It's up to him to believe or disbelieve it. They trace every line to any emotion or pride for themselves.

Every right, every obligation has been born out of their decision. But yes, we may assume they have

innate rights, as long as they are knowledgeable about.-

Bye...

No, not at all. They just like to believe that they do.

Yes.

Yep.