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Well here is my stab at this.
Feel free to disagree.
Firstly let me say that we should not confuse equality with:
1.Efficiency of the person.
2.Intelligence.
3.The ability to earn an income.
4.The ability to make other "purposeful" accomplishments in life.
5.The ability to attract others to you by whatever means.
6.The beleif system the person holds to.
7.The species you come from.
We are all equal because of the fact that we are human, but we are not the same. Even those humans that would kill us because we don't adhere to their dogmatic beleifs are equal to us.
Equality is a Value that I hold for you.
Here are some examples of how I apply that value of equality in my life:
A. I won't assume my time is worth more/less than yours even though you earn more/less than me.
B. I won't think of your life as expendable, any more than mine is.
C. I won't look down on you (I struggle not to be arrogant) because you are different than me.
D. You deserve to be loved as much as I do.
there's more... but I think you get the point I am making... though some of you have turned this into a religious debate. I think this cuts through the "dogma".
RCALYRA
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Living on the edge of sanity
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