I don't think there is such a thing as a "God given" right, nor a natural right as the Founding Fathers saw it.
We have rights, to be sure, but they are never absolute. I have the right to smoke, but not if my smoke disturbs others. I have the right to publish my opinions, but not to commit slander or copyright infringement or instructions on making atomic bombs. I have every right in the world to flap my arms and fly about, but somehow nature prevents it.
Our main rights are safety, health care, justice, freedom, comfort, housing, material possessons, entertainment, education, family, friendships, happiness, and of course life itself. All of them are provisional, temporary, and limited.
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