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- From: cjburke@gw.syr.ge.com
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
- Subject: Re: Mistaken logic in Rush's book?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.124243.675@gw.syr.ge.com>
- Date: 5 Jan 93 12:42:42 -0500
- References: <DOEL.92Dec17162216@bbq.bae.bellcore.com>
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- In article <DOEL.92Dec17162216@bbq.bae.bellcore.com>, doel@bae.bellcore.com
- (Michael Doel) writes:
- >
- > I've been reading Rush's book the last few days. In so doing, I think I've
- > come across a pretty big logic flaw (yeah I know, there's probably lots of
- > them depending on your perspective) that I'd like your comments on -
- > especially if you've read the book.
- >
- > He does a chapter on the animal rights movement. His contention is that
- > animals don't have any rights (which I agree with). His reasoning is to
- > appeal to the definition of a right and note that in all of the definitions,
- > the person with the right must be able to assert that right. Animals, says
- > Limbaugh, are unable to assert anything without the intervention of humans
- > and thus don't have any rights.
- >
- > Hmm... Methinks he didn't think very long on this one. Clearly a
- > profoundly retarted child is unable to assert their rights. The same goes
- > with a person in a coma and an unborn child. Yet Rush clearly feels all
- > these people have rights. Like I said, I agree that animals don't have
- > "rights" in the same way we do, I just think Rush made a major mistake here.
- >
- > Did anyone else read this the same way?
- >
-
- Mike raises a good point here, if you consider the issue from strictly an
- individual's viewpoint. However, we must consider the concept of a
- society. While the retarded or unborn human cannot assert their rights,
- the human race can assert such rights. We must remember that man is a
- social (not socialist) creature. No animal race has yet come forth to assert
- their "rights", except for the possibility of protecting territory.
-
- Either that, or Rush was dictating in his sleep.
-
- Any other thoughts out there?
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