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People survive by outwitting, militarily defeating, or making a compromise with those of a different gullibility. Could be a religious difference or a political one - they are almost inseparable in some places. Life would be a lot less stressful if folk were less gullible and recognised parasites for what they are.
Human rights are generally a Bad Thing, or at least a reflection of what is wrong with a society.In a civilised society the population determines what is unacceptable and makes laws to prevent and punish unacceptable behavior - a legal code based on wrongs.
Life would be a lot less stressful if folk were less gullible and recognised parasites for what they are.
a legal code based on wrongs.
There is very little need for rights as the State is subject to the same laws and exists to serve the citizen. The basic rights to vote for your representatives, who form the government, and to a fair trial if accused of wrongdoing, are pretty much all that is required.
It doesn't tell why gullible people survived.
What if all rights are revoked?
Is it acceptable to let old and sick people die?
Quote from: hamdani yusuf on 12/12/2021 22:01:42What if all rights are revoked?Until the UK joined the EU, we had very few rights - indeed not much more than were granted by Magna Carta in 1215. So we survived for about 850 years and ruled most of the world, with practically none.
Quote from: hamdani yusuf on 12/12/2021 21:29:22Is it acceptable to let old and sick people die?If they wish to die, it is immoral to keep them alive. Even if you ignore morality you will eventually run out of medical options. What is not acceptable in a civilised society is to ration medical services according to the patient's financial assets rather than clinical needs.
Quote from: alancalverd on 12/12/2021 12:53:10Life would be a lot less stressful if folk were less gullible and recognised parasites for what they are.Are babies and toddlers parasites? Why or why not?
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Quote from: hamdani yusuf on 12/12/2021 21:33:31Quote from: alancalverd on 12/12/2021 12:53:10Life would be a lot less stressful if folk were less gullible and recognised parasites for what they are.Are babies and toddlers parasites? Why or why not?Most people don't think so, and think of them as investment instead. They used up resources now in order to generate resources in the future. No society can survive without investing in their future generations.
The only similarity applicable to every conscious being, regardless of their shape, form, size, and ingredients, is that they want to extend the existence of consciousness further into the future.
No society can survive without investing in their future generations.
Society is unimportant. People matter.
Not "a" people, but people - things like you and me. "A" people tend to make war on "another" people because they are told that they are different and therefore a threat. The concept is immoral.
When society as a whole decides to eliminate certain members because they are somehow "different", protecting individual members of that minority is morally imperative but clearly not conducive to the preservation of the society as a whole.
Which concept?Why so?
It depends on what's the difference that they have.