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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
Imo, human rights include:
- The right to be alive and unfearful of losing your life to another human.
- The right of freedom to choose how you live your life so long as it brings no harm to others.
- The right to pursue your interests so long as it brings no harm to others.
- The right to love and be loved.
- The right to marriage and being recognized by society.
- The right of freedom from slavery.
- The right of freedom to choose to procreate or adopt children or not to.
Some ideas. I've based my belief in this idea on that these "rights" are very intrinsic and free from tainting by religion or media.
EDIT: Or the state.
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I like your list, but I think the marriage one sticks out like a sore thumb. Do you really put marriage on the same level as being unfearful of murder? In my opinion, basic human rights are more on the lines of the right to congregate, freedom of speech and the right to vote (or contribute to government).
As for the topic, I think homosexuals should be allowed to get married. As others have pointed out, the better question is why in the hell would anyone want to.