We've been wrong

As we've gotten more and more advanced, we've continued to discover things we've been wrong about.  The one that's hit me most recently is how wrong Jefferson and his committee were when they talked about "inalienable rights endowed" by a "creator" such as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

I think we have to start with the concept of "inalienable" or transcendent.   It's become more and more clear that things like rights and morals are not transcendent, but instead are simply societal constructs to be added or discarded as needed.

Then, we need to just junk the idea of a "creator", it's clear that there is no "creator" in any substantive sense and that the whole notion of creation has gone by the wayside, overtaken by Scientism.

Finally, it's clear that they got the rights wrong.  Obviously life is not preeminent any more, the notion of an inalienable right to life has taken quite the beating.  In reality, it's been sacrificed on the alter of liberty and happiness.  We live in a culture that increasingly exults increasingly unfettered individual liberty at the expense of things like sovereignty, private property, responsibility, and law.  Going right along with the elevation of personal liberty, is the concept of perpetual personal happiness.  Long gone are the days when the "pursuit" of happiness was enough, we're heading toward a society where denying someone happiness is one of the few things that are still considered "wrong".  

If one exercises their personal liberty, to enjoy personal happiness through unrestricted sexual activity and that results in the creation of "life", then it's clear that that life must be removed lest it impinge on personal liberty and personal happiness.

I could be wrong, but it seems like valuing personal liberty, and personal happiness above all else (including life) is a philosophy that will end up leading away from the very things it seeks.