Sam said...

No, people do not have inalienable rights. The premise of such a right is that it is natural and belongs to everyone. But no one had any rights anywhere until there was an establishment granting those rights, so therefore they are not natural. However, such rights are important because they work to an individual's benefit, and set behavioral guidelines for the group that they live in.

Dr. John Smurthwaite said...

inalienable: not alienable; not transferable or surrendered to another or capable of being repudiated.

Let's discuss this proposition:

What is an inalienable right? Do they really exist?