Why not adopt the mindset of a libertarian or a classical liberal who simply doesn't care what people do as long as they don't violate the rights of other people, right?
Because I can tell you all day and all night that you have the "right" to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" - but if I don't DO ANYTHING to insure that your life is protected and your liberty is protected then you have no fair shot at "pursuing happiness".
The words themselves sound good, but without a coherent and reliable enforcement mechanism, those words are hollow aphorisms.
Awesome. Now that we've established some common-ground, we can clearly map out where we agree and disagree.
Why not adopt the mindset of a libertarian or a classical liberal who simply doesn't care what people do as long as they don't violate the rights of other people, right?
Rights without an enforcement mechanism are meaningless.
Why?
Because I can tell you all day and all night that you have the "right" to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" - but if I don't DO ANYTHING to insure that your life is protected and your liberty is protected then you have no fair shot at "pursuing happiness".
The words themselves sound good, but without a coherent and reliable enforcement mechanism, those words are hollow aphorisms.
You really do hate God that much?
The one and only creator of the universe is superawesomeamazing!!!!
I'm just having some trouble figuring out exactly what it wants me to do TODAY.
Can you help me out?
Are you calling everybody everywhere retarded for being religious?