If rights come from man ("groups of man" , "society", "agreed upon rules", etc.), how are they rights at all?
So the right to liberty is natural, but is trumped by the social compact notion of justice?
The right to liberty is natural, but limited by agreement through a social contract. Justice is the upholding of natural rights, but constrained by agreement through a social contract.
So when the Bill of Rights is repealed we will no longer have those privileges endowed upon us by society?
Morality is a funny thing.
The Aztecs, Nazis, and the Egyptians prior to the Exodus, and the Pharisees of Jesus' time were all very moral in their own eyes.
By modern standards not so much.
That’s true for about any society. Greater cultural diversity generally leads to more conflict. But America is probably the largest scale society that’s reached the greatest diversity, probably ever. And it’s probably due to the founders’ ideas about federated organization. A New Yorker could travel to Hattiesburg Missippi and feel like he’s in a completely different country. It’s when people start insisting that everyone must think and act the same that we start getting violent.To me this theory can only work if you have a population that is similar and already pretty well behaved, kind of like Mayberry. As soon as you throw in separatist groups or gangs it would fall apart. Shunning is not a deterrent then so it escalates to elimination and then the circus starts.
"Moral in their own eyes". I doubt it. Is that why thousands of nazis committed suicide at the end of the war?
"Moral in their own eyes". I doubt it. Is that why thousands of nazis committed suicide at the end of the war?
I think we can assume hes referring to the true believers, the ones who thought they were making the human race better.
Morals are in no way objective they are subject to the mind of the group.
I have always thought of you as the guy who was quick on the uptake.
Here is another one, Abortionists and the Pro Choice crowd.
The worshipers of Moleck, Crocodile cults, the list is really long.
Morals are in no way objective they are subject to the mind of the group.
The "Christians" in Salem.
The Romans throwing Christians to the lions.