Re: Predictable response

In message <pan.2006.09.11.23.42.48.953260@xxxxxxxxxxx>, dated Mon, 11 Sep 2006, Richard The Dreaded Libertarian <null@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes
On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 18:04:57 +0100, John Woodgate wrote:
In message <edev3j$cfu$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, dated Sun, 3 Sep 2006, Ken
Smith <kensmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes

I believe you are wrong about this. Your argument below is completely
bogus and I can easily imagine that others will come up with better
ones. I do not wish that my pointing out how wrong this argument is be
considered as any sort of limit to my disagreement with the statement.

I'm sure you know what you mean by that last sentence. But what 'rights'
in an absolute sense, outside of a specific social order, do you think
humans have?

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Duh.

Oh, I guess you're one of the ones that didn't escape during the big purge.

Sorry.

The question wasn't addressed to you. Bu since you've joined in, please explain what you mean by 'liberty', and why 'happiness' isn't a right per se; one has only a 'right to pursue' it.
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