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What are "Human Rights" and where do they come from?
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<blockquote data-quote="jayem" data-source="post: 73663016" data-attributes="member: 8344"><p>Both. At the very basic level, all sentient animals want to live their lives without interference. To be free from predators who would kill and eat them. To protect their territories and resources. And to raise their young in safety. These are instinctive and have been favored by natural selection because they promote the reproduction of the population. But we have big brains and form very complex societies. We add in other desires which make our lives satisfying, and enshrine them as rights. Like the ability to communicate freely without fear of adverse consequences. And to be treated fairly by others. These are more dependent on societal structure, and they likely do evolve as societies evolve. Although, I have read of experiments suggesting that other primates and dogs may have some sense of fairness. So what we conceptualize as the right to equal treatment under the law may also have roots in more basic instincts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jayem, post: 73663016, member: 8344"] Both. At the very basic level, all sentient animals want to live their lives without interference. To be free from predators who would kill and eat them. To protect their territories and resources. And to raise their young in safety. These are instinctive and have been favored by natural selection because they promote the reproduction of the population. But we have big brains and form very complex societies. We add in other desires which make our lives satisfying, and enshrine them as rights. Like the ability to communicate freely without fear of adverse consequences. And to be treated fairly by others. These are more dependent on societal structure, and they likely do evolve as societies evolve. Although, I have read of experiments suggesting that other primates and dogs may have some sense of fairness. So what we conceptualize as the right to equal treatment under the law may also have roots in more basic instincts. [/QUOTE]
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