"You didn't build that" - Obama

[Aielyn]

Kasz216 said:

Aielyn said:
What is a "natural intrinsic right"? You will notice that, in your wikipedia link, it has three major proponents of "natural rights" - Hobbes, Locke, and Paine. All three were religious (Hobbes was called an Atheist by some at the time, but that term at the time meant "non-christian", and he always defended himself from such claims, and Paine was a Deist).

The only way for a "natural right" to exist is for it to be imposed by some higher power. Otherwise, there really is nothing that a person is inherently protected from, and rights are a form of protection. The right to a fair trial is a protection from an unfair trial. The right to life is a protection against murder. And quite simply, at this point in the development of society, healthcare should also be a right, we should protect a person's quality of life.

You do realize such a claim only serves to invalidate your point further... correct?

I really don't see how.