Sachin on Nostr: They are called 'natural' rights and 'natural' law because they are things that human ...

They are called 'natural' rights and 'natural' law because they are things that human beings have the capability to conceive of out of pure reason, absent of an existence of authority, government or society. They exist whether or not one *believes* in them consciously. It's one of the defining characteristics of human beings that set us apart from other species. And every human has the capability to conceive of such things.


In one branch of Hindu thought, examples of these conceptions would be 'Ṛta' and 'Dharma'.

'Yugams' are cycles that the world goes through.

Kali yugam, in my interpretation is when people have to be forced to abide by the natural law by an authority, force or government. It is when people forget about the moral and ethical principles that govern their behaviour.

Satya yugam on the other hand is an age of total anarchy, where everyone can reason out for themselves the moral and ethical code and there is no need for an authority.

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For example, Hinduism in India has this concept of 'Dharma' that seems to resemble 'Natural Law' on the surface, but I'm not adequately well-read in either of those things to effectively articulate the connection. They 'feel' similar to me based on my understanding of the two.
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But it goes to show that there are certainly things that are universal to all of humanity.

A society cannot evolve and become civilised without a spontaneously emergent moral and ethical code, absent of imposition of it by a higher power or an authority through violence or coercion. Those who live in a world where this order doesn't exist are simply unfortunate and will have to attempt to bring it about through argument, discourse, cooperation and reason.

It might seem inconceivable, difficult and nearly impossible, but it certainly is the right thing to do.