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RE: CONNECTION BETWEEN FREEDOM AND PROTECTION
I respectfully disagree. There are a lot of things that we do not require protection from. Part of being human is making mistakes and learning from them. The tortoise is a poor example. The tortoise needs to protect himself from wild animals so he needs to use his shell. That is a matter of life and death.
The protection given to us extends far beyond just life and death and that is where the problem begins.
Do we need protection from simply making bad choices? No but higher authorities such as parents overstep their bounds, resulting in rebellion. Especially from youth/teenagers.
We don't need protection from potentially making bad friends, making bad investments, having bad performances and making bad life choices.
Do you know most of these examples you gave can be corrected if we can succumb to higher authorities like our parents? There are informal and formal education we can get from them. Look pass the bad part and explore the good ones. A tortoise has its shell for shelter and protection, what is a tortoise without its shell? A freed one but a cheap meat to a predator too. When we are protected, it is saving us from death too.
You are swinging at this topic from another angle which doesn't show the connection between freedom and protection. Life and death can be a part of freedom and protection. I stand to be corrected anyway.