1.0Cranachhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveithGene Veithhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/author/geneveith/Nature Rights vs. Natural Rightsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zIh7CPGVgK"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2019/10/nature-rights-vs-natural-rights/">Nature Rights vs. Natural Rights</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2019/10/nature-rights-vs-natural-rights/embed/#?secret=zIh7CPGVgK" width="600" height="338" title="“Nature Rights vs. Natural Rights” — Cranach" data-secret="zIh7CPGVgK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/305/2019/10/family-333064_1280.jpg768563There is a movement to ascribe "rights" to nature--rivers, trees, mountains, etc.--to provide legal grounds to protect them. But both side of the environmental debates often forget that human beings are part of nature too. Which is the basis of "natural rights" and "natural law."