EclipseGames t1_j75m7vx wrote on February 4, 2023 at 6:21 AM

Reply to comment by nightraven900 in There Are No Natural Rights (without Natural Law): Addressing what rights are, how we create rights, and where rights come from by contractualist

There is a theoretical level of (dis)advantage that would deem (in)competence to be a very small factor in comparison. I believe this is the case for an extremely large number of people.

nightraven900 t1_j75mzbq wrote on February 4, 2023 at 6:30 AM

I dont think there is an level of disadvantage that can't be overcome with enough competence. If the disadvantage largely exceeds the competence then yes the naturally the competence makes up a smaller proportion of an individuals agency, but the opportunities still arise to take advantage of said small level of competence to SOME degree at least.

There are people whos disadvantages out way their competence but that doesn't mean they have no options at all. And id think its a very very small minority of people in the first place.