A question for ACers

[AlexM]

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You just said yourself that, state or no state, the rights have no permanence and are human constructs.

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That's only one side of the question.

The AC crowd believes that rights are human constructs. There is an entirely different opinion on the matter which says that rights are granted by God. It's a debate that has been going on for centuries, and I think both sides should be mentioned. Incidentally, the founders of the American republic put the basis of this country in writing. Namely, that the rights of the people are to be considered to come from God and can't be taken away by a lesser authority.

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No, ACists don't believe that rights are human contructs, that's socialists. ACists believe that rights are inherently part of man and part of the universe. Whether you believe that man/the universe was created by God or not is irrelevant to this. ACism is completely compatible with a belief in "God given rights". Socialism is not.