From: Wilson@nowhere.invalid   
      
   On 2/13/2026 12:53 AM, dart200 wrote:   
   > On 2/12/26 9:15 AM, Wilson wrote:   
   >> On 2/12/2026 9:29 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> What I mean is that governments can grant that they will not impose   
   >>> certain situations on you, which they still might.   
   >>>   
   >>> But as far as the universe is concerned.  You have no rights.  There   
   >>> is no natural law to base social structures on.   
   >>>   
   >>> It there were  natural laws that are inherent, universal, and   
   >>> inalienable, derived from human nature and  reason rather than granted   
   >>> by governments, to be inalienable natural laws, there would be no way   
   >>> to not receive them.  Nobody would die, everybody would have liberty,   
   >>> and loving spouses.  The truth is you have no right to such things,   
   >>> and far too many around the world don't have them.   
   >>>   
   >>> To be natural laws that are inherent, universal, and inalienable, they   
   >>> would have to apply to everybody in the world, not only americans. And   
   >>> when suffering people come to america seeking a place where they can   
   >>> have such things, we could not send them back where they came from.   
   >>   
   >> That is a deliberate misstatement of what natural law is all about.   
   >>   
   >> Which is: There are certain principles that work better than others.   
   >> When human law and society aligns with those principles, the systems   
   >> created within that structure perform better, allowing greater human   
   >> flourishing.   
   >   
   > what worked last century, may not work this century, and will not work   
   > next century   
   >   
   >  > the "law" can change when as technology unfolds   
   >  >   
   >  > #god   
   >   
      
   That's not how universal principles work.   
      
   Things like:   
   - Don't steal   
   - Don't initiate harm to or murder other people   
   - Don't deliberately speak untruth   
   - Take responsibility for your actions   
   - Don't envy or promote resentment for what others have   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)