| When it comes to the question of rights, it | | | | Revisiting the case of abortion, one may |
| seems that there are a variety of diversed | | | | argue that an unborn infant has no right to |
| opinions on the matter. As you go from | | | | life, since it is not conscious -- but when |
| social issue to social issue, encompassing | | | | it does become conscious, it gains that right |
| the political and ethical implications, one | | | | to life. In the question of tax-funded |
| will find that there are different | | | | welfare and social programs, one may make a |
| dispositions, each holding to the idea that | | | | case for them in arguing that the common |
| their idea of rights is the correct one. For | | | | people are responsible for producing all the |
| example, in the case of Pro-Life and | | | | wealth of society, and therefore are entitled |
| Pro-Choice, on the issue of abortion. | | | | to part of the dividend. When supporting |
| Pro-Life believes that the unborn fetus has | | | | such broad and basic freedoms, such as that |
| the right to life, whereas Pro-Choice | | | | of religion or speech or life, it seems that |
| believes that the woman has the right to | | | | there needs to be no argument, in that the |
| choose. In some cases of the Pro-Choice | | | | greater part of the population desires these |
| movement, there are those who believe in | | | | freedoms, and even those who don't support |
| limited rights of women to abortion. They | | | | these rights, they have some desire of a |
| believe that a woman has the right to | | | | limited freedom for them. We can reason, in |
| abortion only in cases of incest and rape, or | | | | some way or regard, to support one right over |
| that a woman has the right to abortion only | | | | another, when they contradict each other. |
| up to the late second trimester. When | | | | Revisiting the scenario of the Nudist again, |
| understanding the ideology of Conservative | | | | one may argue that all animals are born nude, |
| and Liberal political parties, we find that | | | | and therefore, the Nudist shouldn't be blamed |
| the former more strongly believe in the right | | | | for what his natural disposition is. But, |
| to private property than the others. | | | | what makes this scenario so perfect for our |
| Conservatives are opposed to welfare and | | | | observation, is that no matter what arguments |
| social programs, in that these are supported | | | | we present, both side will suffer some pain |
| by taxation, which appropriates some of the | | | | unless their right is recognized. We can |
| wealth of everyone, and they oppose these | | | | reason to the non-Nudist all that we like |
| programs because it violates what they | | | | that it is natural to be nude, or we can |
| believe is the right to property. Liberals, | | | | reason to the Nudist all that we like that it |
| on the other hand, are supportive of such | | | | is part of the non-Nudist's culture. We can |
| wealth appropriation, because they believe | | | | expend all the words of human language, use |
| that every person who labors is entitled to | | | | every argument known to man, but no matter |
| some of the profits of the land. In these | | | | what we reason, they will still suffer unless |
| examples, as many others, we find that it is | | | | their right (and not the other right) to be |
| the question of rights that the parties are | | | | is recognized. This is the one fact that |
| arguing over. It is in this piece that I | | | | nothing can override, except possibly a |
| will delve deeper into this question.When | | | | deeper explanation to the justification of |
| looking at rights, there is an infinite | | | | rights.To anyone who have studied the depths |
| plethora of them that we could apply. We | | | | of the field of ethics, they will know that |
| could argue that people have the right to | | | | there are other approaches to this subject. |
| dress like the other sex, to make sexual | | | | For example, the Utilitarians argue that |
| advances towards anyone at any time, to poke | | | | there are, in fact, no such things as right, |
| others, to borrow without paying for | | | | but that an act is judged as moral or immoral |
| something (steal), among many other things. | | | | based on how much happiness or misery it |
| Of course, this short list of rights I | | | | creates; though, I find certain flaws in such |
| provided was absurd and ridiculous. It's | | | | a system. Particularly, I find that there |
| mostly because when we think of rights, we | | | | are particular inductive reasoning falacies |
| tend to think of the right to freedom of | | | | in the philosophers of this system. For |
| speech, the right to freedom of religion, | | | | example, it may very well be a good act to |
| right to elect our own government officials | | | | save a child's life, but I cannot conceive of |
| and expel them upon misconduct, among many | | | | any reasoning that would render someone |
| other rights. The right to political and | | | | immoral for not doing so. Or, for example, |
| labor association. These are all rights that | | | | if one man is killed, and his organs save the |
| we commonly think about when we think of | | | | lives of ten people, does that mean the |
| rights, or they are rights we appeal to when | | | | murder was just? According to a Utilitarian, |
| arguing for or against a certain issue. | | | | yes, but as I argued before, I do not believe |
| Someone may oppose the government supplying | | | | that there is any reason to believe that a |
| tax fund to churches because it violates the | | | | person is immoral to not sacrificing to the |
| freedom of religion; another person may | | | | greater good. I believe in a system of |
| oppose the government censoring books on | | | | rights.There are other systems which deal |
| sexuality because it violates the right to | | | | with morality and explaining right from wrong |
| freedom of speech. So we find, that these | | | | acts, or differentiating them. The idea of |
| smaller issues, these matters that are | | | | karma, for example, disables people from the |
| brought to us today, are opposed or supported | | | | ability to change anything, and renders them |
| based on what we believe the rights of the | | | | subject to a system of justice incorporated |
| people are. However, when comparing these | | | | into the natural world. It argues that good |
| often thought about rights, such as freedom | | | | things happen to good people and that bad |
| of speech, with those absurd rights that I | | | | things happen to bad people. Thus, if a man |
| mentioned, such as the right to poke anyone | | | | is going to have surgery, the doctor's |
| at any time, one may try to find a | | | | ability means nothing -- since the man will |
| fundamental difference, to justify one and | | | | survive if he is good, but will die if he is |
| villify the other. Of course, there is no | | | | bad. That would be an entire violation of |
| difference, except the foundation or | | | | the mechanics of the natural; besides, there |
| justification beneath whatever right it | | | | are few who argue that good things don't |
| is.So, if someone were to support the cause | | | | happen to bad people -- at least, in the |
| for war, they may argue that it is because a | | | | world in which we live in.Or, instead of a |
| nation's people have the right to own the | | | | non-rights based systems of ethics, there are |
| property of the other nation; if someone were | | | | those systems which are based on rights, but |
| to oppose the cause for war, they may argue | | | | presents a method in deciding what those |
| that it is because a nation's people have the | | | | rights are. The most common of these ethical |
| right to security and their own homeland. We | | | | systems are those of religion. The Bible, |
| see then that the current issue is decided | | | | for example, denies people the right to |
| upon based primarily on the idea of | | | | murder, to covet, among other things, which |
| preconceived rights. What, then are the | | | | we can be found in the Ten Commandments. The |
| reasons that justify or villify a right?To | | | | ethics of Buddhism deny a person the right to |
| answer this question, I am going to draw a | | | | use drugs or alcohol. Islam denies the right |
| scenario, by which we can judge why we | | | | to eating pork but allows them the right to |
| believe that one party has the rights or the | | | | have many wives. All in all, the religious |
| other party has the rights. Then, once we | | | | systems of ethics are unfounded, in that |
| decide which party has the rights, we can | | | | there has yet to be an iota of evidence on |
| poke and prod our own lifestyles and | | | | behalf of any spiritual beings. Even so, if |
| philosophies until we find some sort of | | | | a spiritual being were to declare the |
| balance in consistency. Consider the | | | | validity of one right, is that even an |
| situation of a Nudist and a non-Nudist. The | | | | authority? There is no reason to believe |
| first believes that if he or anyone else must | | | | that it is more of an authority than any |
| cover up their bodies, that he will suffer | | | | mortal man. Besides, if a god had argued for |
| and be in misery. The second believes the | | | | man's right to rape women, would it be just? |
| opposite, that if he or anyone else has their | | | | Or what of the right to theft and murder? |
| bodies not covered up, that he will suffer | | | | What if there were two gods with |
| and be in misery. We have an opposition of | | | | contradictory moral systems? Whatever the |
| interests in this situation. Who's right | | | | case may be there, there is no evidence for |
| prevails? That of the Nudist or that of the | | | | god, and furthermore, religious ethical |
| non-Nudist? If we recognize the right of the | | | | systems are dictated without the slightest |
| Nudist, then the non-Nudist suffers; if we | | | | bit of authority or proof.There is, plainly, |
| accept the right of the non-Nudist, then the | | | | no answer to who has a justified right. In |
| Nudist suffers. Of course, this example is | | | | either case, someone suffers. Unfortunately, |
| perhaps the most believable, because any | | | | I have not been able to, in all my theorizing |
| cultured person understands that Nudists | | | | and research, been able to come up with a |
| generally feel trapped when forced to wear | | | | justifiable reason why one's right is more |
| clothes, and feel the same for others -- and, | | | | just than the other. One may argue that the |
| as the common meme of the Western | | | | person who deserves the right is the one who |
| Civilization goes, not wearing clothing in | | | | would suffer more, but in that case, the |
| public is considered taboo, if not outrightly | | | | rights to life, property, and the various |
| illegal. Consider another example, using the | | | | liberties all are able to be faultered, once |
| absurd rights that I talked about before. | | | | society has been convinced that it wants |
| What if someone felt a great misery, a great | | | | something more than another thing. It may |
| suffering and pain in their heart, if they | | | | very well be true that there is no just |
| couldn't punch everyone they met? It seems | | | | answer to this dilemma, and our thinking on |
| absurd and ridiculous, considering that human | | | | the issue needs to expand to more open-minded |
| nature has never demonstrated this before in | | | | thinking when compromising. Whatever the |
| history, but consider that in one human they | | | | case, I have written out what I have |
| did manifest this. Now, this person and a | | | | discovered thus far on the question of |
| normal person. In the same scenario, one | | | | rights. Life, |
| feels the need to punch the other, otherwise | | | | |
| they suffer; the other feels the right not to | | | | PunkerslutPunkerslut (or Andy Carloff) has |
| be punched, otherwise they suffer.It may very | | | | been writing essays and poetry on social |
| well be true that in this case, there is no | | | | issues which have caught his attention for |
| justification for one person's right, or the | | | | several years. His website provides a |
| other person's right -- at least, no | | | | complete list of all of these writings. His |
| justification that we can find. In the | | | | life experience includes homelessness, |
| normal political turmoil, between the rights | | | | squating in New Orleans and LA, dropping out |
| that one group asserts we have and those of | | | | of high school, getting expelled from college |
| another group, there is usually some reason, | | | | for "subversive activities," and a myriad of |
| if not absolute, that would allow us to stray | | | | other revolutionary actions. |
| towards supporting one right over another. | | | | |