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The two foundations on which we have based individual rights heretofore have been "Equality" and "Divine commandment". Prior to the industrial revolution, it would have been impossible for philosophers to grasp the crucial role of reason in humankind's survival: indeed even Aristotle missed it in his time. Sir Francis Bacon deduced that "knowledge is power". The Philosopher of the Second Enlightenment completed that thought by observing that reason is essential to human life -- i.e, that reason is essential to humankind's discovery and pursuit of, its moral code.
In graduating past "equality" and "divine commandment" as the foundation for individual rights, _we will not destroy individual rights, but instead cement them immovable, impregnable and sacrosanct_, grounded in an objective morality based on verifiable facts about human biology and the real world.
In graduating past "equality" and "divine commandment" as the foundation for individual rights, _we will not destroy individual rights, but instead cement them immovable, impregnable and sacrosanct_, grounded in an objective morality based on verifiable facts about human biological nature and the real world.
## Special appeal to Judeo-Christian believers:
It is important to specifically address the followers of Judeo-Christianity and convince them of an error they have accepted as being part of their bible's code of morality when it absolutely **isn't** - we offer an olive branch to the (not insignificant) following of Judeo-Christianity to hopefully make it easier for them to graduate toward the Morality of Life based on objectively verifiable facts.
It is important to specifically address the followers of Judeo-Christianity and convince them of an error they have accepted as being part of their bible's code of morality when it absolutely **isn't** - we offer an olive branch to the (not insignificant) following of Judeo-Christianity to hopefully make it easier for them to accept the Morality of Life based on objectively verifiable facts, within the **political** sphere.
Note that we're not arguing to change the ethics of Judeo-Christianity as practised by individuals/groups in the private sector: the aim here is to persuade the Judeo-Christian world that the Morality of Life as a foundation for rights in the political sphere is compatible with their ability to live and practise their religion unmolested within a `WS` polity.
### Does the Judeo-Christian bible actually teach that "All men are created equal"? What does it actually teach?
A common bromide is that the Judeo-Christian God "created all men equal" -- curiously, this maxim appears nowhere in the Judeo-Christian bible. The Judeo-Christian moral framework does **not** say that the Judeo-Christian God created all men equal; rather that he created all men *in his image* (Gen 9:6). Those are two different statements with different ramifications. Judeo-Christian ethics is modeled not on equality as the impetus for morals, but on the contrary, it states that you should treat your neighbour as yourself because he was made in God's image, and has value in the eyes of his creator **in spite of** physiological inadequacies you may clearly see in him; not because he was created your equal. Judeo-Christian believers treat the disadvantaged with respect because their god has a purpose for every individual.
A common bromide is that the Judeo-Christian God "created all men equal" -- curiously, this maxim appears nowhere in the Judeo-Christian bible. The Judeo-Christian moral framework does **not** say that the Judeo-Christian God created all men equal; rather that he created all men *in his image* (Gen 9:6). Those are two different statements with different ramifications. Judeo-Christian ethics is modeled not on equality as the impetus for morals, but on the contrary, it states that you should treat your neighbour as yourself because he was made in God's image, and has value in the eyes of his creator **in spite of** physiological inadequacies you may clearly see in him; not because he was created your equal. Judeo-Christian believers treat the disadvantaged with respect because their god has a purpose for every individual -- and this is the essence of the "God given rights" tradition.
"Equality" is actually a humanist ethical foundation. In fact, the Judeo-Christian God **proudly admits that He creates people unequally** in order that when his purpose is fulfilled in a person's life, He (God) might gain even more glory in that He was able to accomplish His purpose through a flawed individual **in spite of** his flaws.
"Equality" is actually a humanist ethical foundation. In fact, the Judeo-Christian God **proudly admits** that He creates people unequally in order that when his purpose is fulfilled in a person's life, He (God) might gain even more glory in that He was able to accomplish His purpose through a flawed individual **in spite of** his flaws.
Christians are commanded to be like the Bereans - so "search and see whether this is so". Jews are commanded to reject any doctrine not based on the torah and the witness of the prophets (Isa 8:20). Is "equality" a scriptural notion, or a humanist one?
### The "Morality of life" based on the metaphysical identity of humankind is a better approximation of Judeo-Christian morality than "Equality" is.
### The "Morality of life" based on the metaphysical identity of humankind is a better approximation of Judeo-Christian morality's foundation than "Equality" is.
Since `Wellspring` is a political document which aims to integrate residents holding multiple world views peacefully, it takes no position on whether or not the Judeo-Christian God did create our rational, ordered universe and endow humankind with the rational faculty; we merely observe that the rational, ordered universe is here, and that humankind has the ability to grasp facts about both the universe and human biological nature.
Since `Wellspring` is a political document which aims to integrate residents holding multiple world views peacefully, it takes no position on whether or not the Judeo-Christian God did create our rational, ordered universe and endow humankind with the rational faculty; we merely observe that the rational, ordered universe is here, and that humankind has the ability to rationally grasp facts about both the universe and human biological nature.
We welcome Judeo-Christian believers to posit (within their private sector religious communities) that the objective facts that we observe were set in motion by the Judeo-Christian God. Subsequent to that statement, the Morality of Life is not antagonistic to Judeo-Christianity at all; and `WS` will never, by its structure and design, intrude on religious freedom except where the observance of a religion leads to an intrusion on the rights of another individual.
We welcome Judeo-Christian believers to posit (within their private sector religious communities) that the objective facts that we observe were set in motion by the Judeo-Christian God. Subsequent to that statement, the Morality of Life is not antagonistic to Judeo-Christianity at all; and `WS` will never, by its structure and design, intrude on religious freedom except where the observance of any religion leads to an intrusion on the rights of another individual.
## Special appeal to secularists: