Natural Rights
An Example

The natural rights of individuals are those actions that are required for health and safety. Humans evolved long ago to value health and safety as two outcomes that are met by any society that hopes to remain extant among people in terms of life cycle, including reproduction. When a society can no longer meet those requirements, it slowly disappears from practice among people or the people die off.
What health and safety rights are shared among people who live together in any given society?
Food
Sleep
Housing
Purpose
Reproduction
Let’s focus on sleep today, because we must be safe in order to sleep well enough to enhance health.
Me to Google Bard LLM: What is known about sleep? Please list and have a short explanatory paragraph at the document’s end. Thank you.
Bard: Here are some things that are known about sleep:
· Sleep is a basic biological need that is essential for physical and mental health.
· Sleep is divided into two main stages: non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
· NREM sleep is further divided into three stages: N1, N2, and N3.
· REM sleep is characterized by rapid eye movements, muscle paralysis, and vivid dreams.
· Sleep is important for a number of functions, including:
- Memory consolidation
- Brain development
- Immune function
- Metabolism
- Weight control
- Mood regulation
- Pain management
· Most adults need around 7–8 hours of sleep per night.
· Sleep deprivation can lead to a number of problems, including:
- Fatigue
- Irritability
- Difficulty concentrating
- Memory problems
- Increased risk of accidents
· There are a number of factors that can affect sleep, including:
- Age
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Medical conditions
- Medications
- Caffeine and alcohol
- Light exposure
- Noise
- Temperature
Sleep is a complex process that is essential for our health and well-being. Getting enough sleep is essential for our physical and mental health, and can help us to function at our best. There are a number of things that we can do to improve our sleep, such as establishing a regular sleep schedule, creating a relaxing bedtime routine, and avoiding caffeine and alcohol before bed. If you are having trouble sleeping, it is important to talk to your doctor.
Here are some additional tips for getting a good night’s sleep:
· Go to bed and wake up at the same time each day, even on weekends.
· Create a relaxing bedtime routine.
· Make sure your bedroom is dark, quiet, and cool.
· Avoid caffeine and alcohol before bed.
· Get regular exercise, but not too close to bedtime.
· See a doctor if you have trouble sleeping.
Me: This is a good explanation in list form with a paragraph before the final list of sleep health recommendations. That works for meaning’s sake. Well done.
Bard:
Thank you for your feedback! I am glad that you found my explanation helpful. I will continue to work on improving my ability to provide clear and concise information.
Me: Sleep is a key physiological process seen in many living beings. Living beings that include sleep in their temporal processes need to sleep to be healthy. Sleep is a need. Humans need sleep. Needs can be treated as rights because when the need for sleep is not met, health is compromised. That being said, there may be many reasons we lose sleep, including care for another human or task duties. We choose to lose sleep. This does not violate our natural right to sleep. If a need is manipulated by an outside force in order to require an unwanted behavior in order to get the need met, a natural right has been violated. For example, if sleep is withheld during the acquisition of a stated behavior that is unwanted, that is a rights violation. Therefore, sleep is a natural right. Sleep is optimized by the behaviors which promote it. Those who sleep need to do so safely. This requires a home that is safe, however large or small. Sleep precludes homelessness and rent amounts that are unaffordable. Humans have evolved to the point that natural needs are requisite. Natural human rights must be met first, not economic rights.

