Comments on: A Matter of Rights http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/06/20/a-matter-of-rights/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:44:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Prashant Mullick http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/06/20/a-matter-of-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Prashant Mullick Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2004/06/20/146#comment-252 >Does a person have a right to inflict pain and suffering on another person? As is mentioned earlier in this post, the reason that a large population is harmful is not because of its numbers alone. There are other reasons if prevalent at the same time, create an unwanted situation (lack of resources for everyone). Thus where is the correlation of person A's pain being caused by person B's additional 2 children? The specific cause of A's pain cannot be attributed to B's additional 2 children. If B has been educated enough to make a choice of whether he can support 2 children or not, then how is he inflicting pain on A? Agreed, that the direction a society proceeds is a result of the macro effects of each individual's actions. However, is it prudent to blame each individual for the pains and sufferings faced by the society atlarge? Even if person B is held accountable for A's pain? Is the credit based child system posed as a <em>punishment</em> to B? >Does a person have a right to inflict pain and suffering on another person?

As is mentioned earlier in this post, the reason that a large population is harmful is not because of its numbers alone. There are other reasons if prevalent at the same time, create an unwanted situation (lack of resources for everyone).

Thus where is the correlation of person A’s pain being caused by person B’s additional 2 children?

The specific cause of A’s pain cannot be attributed to B’s additional 2 children. If B has been educated enough to make a choice of whether he can support 2 children or not, then how is he inflicting pain on A?

Agreed, that the direction a society proceeds is a result of the macro effects of each individual’s actions. However, is it prudent to blame each individual for the pains and sufferings faced by the society atlarge?

Even if person B is held accountable for A’s pain? Is the credit based child system posed as a punishment to B?

]]> By: Anonymous Poster http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/06/20/a-matter-of-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Anonymous Poster Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2004/06/20/146#comment-253 If B is able to support everything he produces without being a drain on state resources then that should be fine often that is not the case If B is able to support everything he produces without being a drain on state resources then that should be fine often that is not the case

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