From: Wilson@nowhere.invalid   
      
   On 2/11/2026 9:18 PM, Dude wrote:   
   > On 2/11/2026 5:24 PM, Tara wrote:   
   >> Dude  wrote:   
   >>> On 2/11/2026 1:41 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>> On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:33:40 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>> On 2/11/2026 1:14 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:02:34 -0800, Dude    
   >>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On 2/10/2026 7:59 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:12:36 -0800, Dude    
   >>>>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Natural law proponents, from Aristotle to John Locke, have   
   >>>>>>>>> argued that   
   >>>>>>>>> laws enacted by governments are only valid if they conform to a   
   >>>>>>>>> higher,   
   >>>>>>>>> natural, and moral law. It's the basis for inalienable rights   
   >>>>>>>>> such as   
   >>>>>>>>> life, liberty, and property.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> You snuck that last one in yourself, didn't you?   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> "Private property promotes efficiency, fosters virtue   
   >>>>>>> (generosity/charity), and enables a virtuous life, though it   
   >>>>>>> should be   
   >>>>>>> used for the common good." - Aristotle, Politics   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> He must have been well off.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>> We studied this in junior college: History 101 (a required course).   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Apparently, Aristotle owned no property other than a few finger rings   
   >>>>> and a quill pen.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> However, his father was the royal physician to the king of Macedon and   
   >>>>> Aristotle was the tutor of Alexander the Great.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> So, what would he know?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> It depends, some think his successors had better ideas.   
   >>>>   
   >>> That's funny. Good one!   
   >>>   
   >>> Apparently, Aristotle is considered the founder of logic, establishing   
   >>> the first formal system for deductive reasoning.   
   >>   
   >> And Plato was Aristotle’s teacher and mentor for 20 years.   
   >>   
   > According to my history professor, Plato believed in a higher,   
   > unchanging reality that provides the standard for justice, beauty, and   
   > goodness. Natural law is the reflection of these eternal truths in the   
   > world.   
      
   Inherent in the assertion there is a higher unchanging reality is the   
   idea that we can discover and come to understand it. And then create   
   systems that align with that reality.   
      
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