Hello Jonathan! On Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 11:15:23 AM you wrote:
> Hmmm, I've never been very fond of the whole "Human Right" argument. To > be honest it is fairly silly. Nature doesn't guarantee anything. Nothing to do with Nature - whatever that should mean. Nature is in the best sense a-moral. Ethical values stem solely from our existence. If you don't like Human Rights as a universal it's alright with me. I therefore decline you the right to privacy, security, freedom, life. You are now blacklisted and have to watch your back constantly if you think you have a right to live. My reasoning behind this is simple, since you explained that I have no natural rights to that you say everybody can decide for himself how to handle other people. I decided you are not worth living. Since someone surely will read this wrong, I add: You surely see how universal Human Rights have come about. It has something to do with protecting oneself (there'll always be someone stronger than me). All the abstract discourses in philosophy and religion will finally resolve to the simple (natural) realization that a "Strongest will Survive" world will not work. BTW, as usual so-called Social Darwinists (incl. sadly Herbert Spencer) misinterpreted Darwin's ideas. Darwin himself didn't like Spencer's adage "Survival of the Fittest", which has been misinterpreted in its own way. Yes, altruism is natural. -- Dierk Haasis The Bat 1.62/Beta6 on Windows XP 5.1 2600Service Pack 1 Aim Low, Reach Your Goals, Avoid Disappointment. ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
