If you mean the typical universal objective rights as stated in the declaration written and elaborated by the UN - No - But I believe that in every State there is some kind of traditionally unquestionable and basically inalienable rights. Truth be told - In practice rights only exist because the State allows you to have them, rights are a fiction created by society to serve as a defense mechanism and allow us to coexist with each other - That doesn't mean rights don't exist, but they aren't as obvious and objective as we think. Just look at free speech - Western societies consider free speech sacred since the French revolution but for thousands of years we have lived without it, the truth is that it is a relatively new and even weird concept compared to previous rights.
My basic argument is - No evidence (same as God) - The only thing saying Human Rights exist is a paper written by some (arguably) moral and well intended people but in reality it holds little value. Even the most basic rights like "life" are not subject to universal consensus - Some countries allow the death penalty, sometimes for stupid reasons and using inhumane methods - Even sexual autonomy isn't universal - Come countries allow marital rape, or rape itself.
Why should I believe universal human rights exist? Moreover, has anyone noticed how most articles are a big load of desirable ideas that are basically never or rarely applied in reality? How is that so?
My basic argument is - No evidence (same as God) - The only thing saying Human Rights exist is a paper written by some (arguably) moral and well intended people but in reality it holds little value. Even the most basic rights like "life" are not subject to universal consensus - Some countries allow the death penalty, sometimes for stupid reasons and using inhumane methods - Even sexual autonomy isn't universal - Come countries allow marital rape, or rape itself.
Why should I believe universal human rights exist? Moreover, has anyone noticed how most articles are a big load of desirable ideas that are basically never or rarely applied in reality? How is that so?
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
