< I'm sure parasites have their own rights, but they are species-specific to that organism.>
By this definition, we are the parasites too as we depend on other animals and plants as our food; on air to give us oxygen thus depleting the earth's atmosphere etc... We have very specific needs and to satisfy them, we parasite other life forms. Do you think there is much difference between a virus killing a cow and a man killing a cow? Both do it for their survival. A parasite gives nothing in return, what have we given back to the earth besides polution? Anna ----- Original Message ----- From: mark robert To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 1:24 PM Subject: RE: objective vs subjective Re: [Libertarian] Re: Socialism/Capitalism of the Author I think rights are closely related to the survival instinct of all organisms. I'm sure parasites have their own rights, but they are species-specific to that organism. Organisms generally prioritize their own kind over others. Humans have the mental ability to understand the survival instinct of other species, but that's not the same as actively equating their rights to our own. Life generally sees all other species as fair game (potential FOOD/resources), without rights. In other words, an Earthworm will tell you he has equal rights, but a Robin will tell you otherwise. Each is correct, but only in context of his own species. Rights are generally in accord with taxonomical hierarchies. Like supports like. Intra-generic species will be more likely to support each other than species from another genus. In other words, I might regard apes as having more rights than lizards, but that's only because I am a hominid - but I support members of my own species much more than apes. As you go down into specifics, rights become stronger, finally ending up with individual specimens (of same species > sub-species > variations > nationalities > communities > church groups > relatives > friends > families > spouse > self). It would seem to be a natural/universal "law" amongst biological organisms. Our membership in the club of life gives us our rights - to support and advance our "selves" (how ever specific you want to define that) - over and above those of others if necessary. I hope that made some sense. _____ Nevertheless, is life sacred or not? If this is a fundamental axiom of existence, then everything what lives, has the right to live, including a parasite. Anna _____ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "Libertarian" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
