Should God be replaced? Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Should God be replaced?

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: one_less who wrote (20830)	7/2/2005 12:41:25 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) of 28931

"I will have to give it some more thought, as I do not consider rights as being in conflict with responsibilities" The problem Oeconomicus is having stems from his failure to understand that these "inalienable rights" are circumscribed by definition. There is no absolute liberty, for instance. My freedom ends where it interferes with your freedom. If one were the only human on earth and one presumed that no other creatures had rights, then, yes...freedom would be without restrictions. But in community (as we live)--all "inalienable" rights are limited by those self same rights in others. It is the duty of law to sort out those restrictions, etc. It is a contradiction and a misunderstanding to say that these rights conflict. They do not. Yes...I cannot punch you in the nose...but that was never a part of my inalienable rights.

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next