Paphnutius Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Dec 11 2005, 09:14 AM']Thats a fine argument until you are deling with people who don't believe in souls. [right][snapback]820406[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Yeah...that is why I said it presupposes a belief in God. [quote]But this presupposes that you believe in God. If you do not, then indeed what is the basis of human rights? You can only answer that the state is what determines rights and thus totalitarianism makes its appearance. The state then has the right to define what is proper to each individual. Such things as this is what happens when man attempts to deny God and strike out on his own. [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Yeah, without God, there is really no solid grounding for human beings (or any other creatures, for that matter) to have any intrinsic worth or right to life. It all becomes arbitrary, as defined by government, courts, or some changable democratic consenses. Without God, we're all just blobs of protoplasm living and breeding on a speck of dust in space, with no more worth or significance than pond scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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