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.
Humans have nothing. We simply assign rights and values. Morals, rights, etc do not exist outside of humans. Humans create them. In human society, yes, people have inalienable rights, but that is because such a premise is agreed upon by that society. Externally, such rights do not exist.
I teach Latin and Italian at New Fairfield High School, New Fairfield, CT. With my wife, Kelly, I lead study-travel groups to Southern Europe to learn about Rome and its expansion, Italian culture and history and European history. I hold a BA in Italian from Brigham Young University, a MA from Middlebury College and a Ph.D. from Cornell University.
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inalienable: not alienable; not transferable or surrendeed to another or capable of being repudiated.
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.
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Humans have nothing. We simply assign rights and values. Morals, rights, etc do not exist outside of humans. Humans create them. In human society, yes, people have inalienable rights, but that is because such a premise is agreed upon by that society. Externally, such rights do not exist.
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