frgdwrd.23.09.28
#16
Natural rights come from nature or Natures God, the latter not to be confused with a revealed religion’s God; as follows:
In the first two paragraphs of that fateful document adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, Jefferson revealed his idea of natural rights in the often-quoted phrases, “all men are created equal,” “inalienable rights,” and “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
All people are born with them, but what are 'natural rights' and what vital role did they play in America’s fight for independence?
www.thoughtco.com
Educated during the Age of Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries, Jefferson adopted the beliefs of philosophers who used reason and science to explain human behavior. Like those thinkers, Jefferson believed universal adherence to the “laws of nature” to be the key to advancing humanity.
Many historians agree that Jefferson drew most of his beliefs in the importance of natural rights he expressed in the Declaration of Independence from the Second Treatise of Government, written by renowned English philosopher John Locke in 1689, as England’s own Glorious Revolution was overthrowing the reign of King James II.
The assertion is hard to deny because, in his paper, Locke wrote that all people are born with certain, God-given “inalienable” natural rights that governments can neither grant nor revoke, including “life, liberty, and property.”
Locke also argued that along with land and belongings, “property” included the individual’s “self,” which included well being or happiness.
Locke also believed that it was the single most important duty of governments to protect the God-given natural rights of their citizens. In return, Locke expected those citizens to follow the legal laws enacted by the government. Should the government break this “contract” with its citizens by enacting “a long train of abuses,” the citizens had the right to abolish and replace that government.
frgdwrd.23.04.06
#3
znglw.23 04.06
#6 to #3
If you Saint Zaangalwena believe in one of the revealed religion gods and that a human being is created by that god at conception; could you explain why that God kills up to half the human beings he creates before existing 20 weeks in a gestational stage of development by abortion in the aftermath of a miscarriage?
nf.23.09.28
#19