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What's a 'natural right'? Surely all it is, is something most people agree on. Take ownership of land for example - doesn't really make sense - at some point
by DrScientist 3y ago
What's a 'natural right'?
Surely all it is, is something most people agree on.
Take ownership of land for example - doesn't really make sense - at some point it wasn't 'owned' then somebody declared they owned it and could pass that right on in perpetuity.
Such a construct doesn't exist outside a system of laws ( created from an agreement from the majority of people ) - it's not some magic 'natural right'.
- sneak 3y agoI don’t believe that land ownership is a natural right, for the same reasons that I believe that personal property is. They are very different concepts.
- DrScientist 3y agoPersonal property is made from a bit of the earth - space dust that has aggregated by gravity. Again there is no 'natural right' - just something most people agree makes sense. The idea of rights was a tool to try to get wide agreement ( internationally ) on the basics that most people agree on whatever culture. It's a useful tool - but to imbue some sort of existence outside society is an attempt at a Jedi mind trick.