Nature's Laws

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As Simon said, books like the one you talked about are really horrible. They are just dishonesty wrapped up in cotton wool. They prey on people who aren't familiar with logical fallacies. If you are interested in delving further into why this is, here is a great video series taking the book apart. Part 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni9k0FQTH7U

I don't know what makes you think the universe is purposeful. Why do you say that? Just because we exist, it doesn't mean we have an objective purpose. A purpose is something a thinking agency has decided upon. There is no evidence anything in the universe was "designed for a purpose" by anything. In fact, the Earth is going to end one day, and the whole universe will die a heat death. Sounds pretty un-purposeful if anything.

Where do our rights come from? We grant them to each other, we decide what is fair and what isn't. We decide as a society. Rights have evolved as societies have grown and (hopefully) improved.

A right doesn't mean anything if no one at all respects it; it must be an agreement.