Thursday, May 04, 2006
How bleak to think that human beings are put on earth to merely procreate. There is no other meaning to our actions, our dreams, our hopes, except to reproduce the next generation. That also gives no basis for human rights. There is nothing to say humans deserve rights, it may be moralistic for them to have rights, but they haven't earned it. The argument that by virtue of being human with the capacity to think and to take actions for our futures allow us these rights, is merely an extension of 'because you're born of this class, you deserve these rights'. Sounds familiar? Because you're born of nobility, because you're born white, because you're born male, because you're born blond and blue eyed. If we are placed here to procreate, we are not better than any other animals, but are animals given the right to decide their own life?
I'm pretty sure the counter argument is that the cow being raised in the pasture to be given to the slaughterhouse have no idea that it will be dying very soon to give meat and leather to the human race. Same thing goes for the accident victim in a comatose state? Or that brain damaged baby?
Speaking of which, in torts we learn that victims in comatose state aren't given compensation for pain and suffering because they do not know, while victims aware of their plight will be given. Also I wonder if they are given more as compensation for pain and suffering as they sit in the court room listening to judges deliberating quorum amount based on shortened life expectancy.
I suppose in the end human rights remind that we are human, and stops us from becoming monsters. The justification is that humans are capable of great wrongs, and of violence and pain. It may be natural in the world for animals to hunt each other, but for food and for survival. I believe humans are the only ones capable of torture.
Human rights are more to preserve our sense of sanctity than to protect our right to a life.
Mused by Sukunami Taka around 12:56 PM
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