> whatever term you've switched to using

They're synonyms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inalienable_right goes to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_rights_and_legal_right.... This happens a lot in English.

"Natural rights are those that are not dependent on the laws or customs of any particular culture or government, and so are universal, fundamental and inalienable..."

> is that they're simply assertions

So's "we don't have natural rights".

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0x3f 5 hours ago | parent [-]

> So's "we don't have natural rights".

That's the null hypothesis. There are no teapots orbiting the sun, either.

	▲	ceejayoz 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		How fascinating it is that your opinion is the only one not requiring support. I think I will take feedback from someone who’s heard of a thesaurus.