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Old 03-14-2008, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Publius Infinitum View Post
I believe that human rights are endowed from my Creator, that they are inherent to my being, immutable and that no force on earth can separate my rights from me.
I don't believe (or disbelieve) in a Creator, but I agree that basic human rights are something we have a right to expect simply by virtue of being human.

As a practical matter, of course, what is considered a "right" and which "rights" are considered "basic", and the extent to which they are protected/realized, are a function of the laws and practices of a particular country.

But just because a given country recognizes/doesn't recognize something as a right, doesn't mean that it is/isn't a basic human right.

Basic human rights include:

1. The right to think, say, and do anything you want as long as it doesn't interfere with another's right to think, say and do anything they want;

2. Right to live;

3. Right to privacy (sometimes phrased as the "right to be left alone"), within limits;

I know I'm forgetting some big ones; I'm writing this in my spare time at work.
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