BTW, James, the Golden Rule does not prove the logical necessity of human rights.
It is not an assumption that I believe in the Christian Triune God. My God has affirmed human rights.
I cannot prove the logical necessity of human rights. They can only be ordered by Divine decree. Therefore, I believe in them.
You believe in life (I’m assuming you do from other posts you’ve made) just because you do, and you have no real basis for arguing with anyone who doesn’t. If they kill you first, then they win.
If the emperor takes my life in the Coliseum, then the emperor is accountable to God Almighty in my view. In your view, he won you lost.
Short-sighted thinking. I posted a small article a comment or two ago. Read it.
Tolerating someone violating the Golden Rule destroys the fabric of society that the said person too relies on, thus unravelling it. Since every individual is driven by natural selection to look out for his or her progeny, destroying this society, in the long run, doesn't bode well for that individual and his or her progeny, over time. To that end, it makes it imperative for successful societies to not encourage entities that destroy altruistic behaviour.