behemoth
Smash Journeyman
That all men are created equal.
It's a ridiculous idea, and one that points again to my one big beef with mankind: our need to differentiate ourselves from animals.
Substitute almost anything (barring the nonsensical) for the word "man" in the phrase and you begin to see my point. Are all cats created equal? All raindrops? Hell, are all chairs created equal? No! There are are differences in every one of them (albeit mostly subtle ones). These differences are what allow for evolution (though it is nigh undeniable that man's evolution, since the advent of tool usage, has followed a different line than that of most other organic beings).
Now I am by no means denying that all men have "unalienable rights" such as those defined in America's Constitution. I am merely calling into question what I believe to be a completely naive outlook on things.
Given that my outlook on this is correct (which I am not saying is true, that's why I'm posting), the quest for absolute equality is, I believe, one of the largest reasons why this country has steered so far away from the democratic republic it was founded to be. Not to mention that absolute equality is an unattainable goal.
But back to the original point: agree/disagree, thoughts/howls of outrage?
It's a ridiculous idea, and one that points again to my one big beef with mankind: our need to differentiate ourselves from animals.
Substitute almost anything (barring the nonsensical) for the word "man" in the phrase and you begin to see my point. Are all cats created equal? All raindrops? Hell, are all chairs created equal? No! There are are differences in every one of them (albeit mostly subtle ones). These differences are what allow for evolution (though it is nigh undeniable that man's evolution, since the advent of tool usage, has followed a different line than that of most other organic beings).
Now I am by no means denying that all men have "unalienable rights" such as those defined in America's Constitution. I am merely calling into question what I believe to be a completely naive outlook on things.
Given that my outlook on this is correct (which I am not saying is true, that's why I'm posting), the quest for absolute equality is, I believe, one of the largest reasons why this country has steered so far away from the democratic republic it was founded to be. Not to mention that absolute equality is an unattainable goal.
But back to the original point: agree/disagree, thoughts/howls of outrage?