Universal
Universal means these laws apply everywhere in the universe, not just on Earth.
Core Definition
Natural Law Defined
Objective morality does exist.
It governs the consequences of human behavior.
Definition
Natural Law is a set of universal, inherent, objective, non-man-made, eternal, and immutable conditions which govern the consequences of the behavior of beings with the capacity to understand the difference between harmful and non-harmful behavior.
Objective
Objective means these laws are not influenced by personal opinion, belief, preference, or consensus.
Immutable
Immutable means these laws do not change over time.
What This Means
This means morality is not subjective. It is not a matter of preference, fashion, legislation, custom, or collective opinion. Objective morality does exist and is in constant effect. If moral law is ignored, the consequences of harmful behavior will still be experienced.
Natural Law, or objective morality, governs the consequences of human behavior whether one understands it or not. We are held accountable to these consequences whether we know the laws or not. Ignorance does not suspend them. Denial does not erase them. Violation still brings consequence.
Right Action and Wrong Action
At its core, Natural Law concerns the distinction between right action and wrong action.
In the apophatic inquiry, meaning defining what something is by defining what it is not, wrong action is behavior rooted in violence, coercion, theft, deception, and all forms of harm inflicted upon other sentient beings. Right action is discovered in opposition to these violations, through the understanding of what does not create harm.
Freedom and Consequence
When human behavior aligns with Natural Law, freedom grows. When it is violated, suffering and slavery ensue.
The current human condition IS slavery because Natural Law is not understood, applied, or even acknowledged. A population that does not understand objective morality cannot be, nor remain, free. Where self-governance collapses, external control fills the vacuum. In other words, internal monarchy leads to external anarchy.
Natural Law vs Man-Made Law
Man-made law is therefore not the highest standard of right and wrong. Governments can legalize what is immoral and criminalize what is harmless by literally writing worthless words on paper at their whim.
Legality and morality are not the same thing. Natural Law stands above human decree because it is not invented by human authority in the first place.
What Natural Law Is Not
Natural Law is not a religious belief system. It is provable science, not government-grant-based scientism. It is in constant effect and is a discoverable reality governing the moral consequences of human behavior.
To understand Natural Law is to understand that morality and freedom are inseparable.