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Originally Posted by willravel
So you can't list your natural rights because you might not list them all? What if I asked for a partial list?
What I'm trying to do is figure out the difference between what you consider to be natural rights and the other rights we enjoy (or don't). Once I can establish a rule of which to test rights, then I can persoanlly determine what the difference is. Right now, I still have no idea what you mean when you're talking about natrual rights. As of right now I agree with Suave on a practical level. Rights don't exist without some sort of social or governmental support. If I say it's my birth right to make sure Lindsay Lohan can never act in a movie again, I suspect that while some might agree with me, we could never enact legislation to support my right.
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LIfe, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (the old "endowed by the creator" line). Also, the rights preserved (NOT granted) in the Bill of Rights.
Now you may start hairsplitting; I really don't care. No matter what you say, though, I don't intend to give up my RIGHT to self-defense.