Do you believe equality is beneficial or detrimental to society?

[lorenz0]

get rid of religion and 50% of the worlds problems would be solved

but i believe in capitalism. If someone is going to work their ass off to achieve something they desirve the reward. Doesn't matter what sex/race or what ever they are.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT4Fu...eature=related

Equality is just making up rules that you have to live by. But on the other side people do take advantage of their "power" which in turn creates more problems.

and yes equalibrium is one of my favorite movies

[sphelps]

You can't remove equality, it's part of evolution. Society has come a long way, eliminating all equality would put us back to the stone age. I believe it goes too far at times but you're asking for a vote on two sides of the absolute extreme, nobody would have voted against if you made that clear from the start.

I take it you're against some part of equality for some reason, usually people only start these kinds of threads if they have a problem with something. Care to share?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by sphelps

You can't remove equality, it's part of evolution. Society has come a long way, eliminating all equality would put us back to the stone age. I believe it goes too far at times but you're asking for a vote on two sides of the absolute extreme, nobody would have voted against if you made that clear from the start.

I take it you're against some part of equality for some reason, usually people only start these kinds of threads if they have a problem with something. Care to share?

Yep, extremes for sure. It wouldn't take us back to the stone age, but maybe back 100-150 years.

I don't have a problem. I do have thoughts on the subject. I just haven't figured out how to express it in a short burst of typing rather than a long conversation.

[howdy20012002]

The answer to this question is totally how you interpret the question..it is very vague and ambiguous....so I didn't vote because I am not sure what question I am answering and the answer would be different depending on what is actually being asked.
I personally believe in Equal Oppurtunity, but not legislation which make minority groups have more oppurtunity than others. Once minority groups have laws putting them before others, this makes unequal oppurtunity for those other groups.
I definitely don't believe that we are equal. Thank God, because it would really be a boring place if we were all identical. We are all different..even identical twins, while biologically the same, are different in interests and capabilities.
I believe that is is our equalities that make us strong as a society. Plato states that people are best doing what they are naturally suited to do. Not everyone is a leader....but those that aren't a leader might be really be good at building houses or teaching or plumbing. Generally, most people are suited to do certain things regardless of what that may be. There is not enough time in our life times to be good at everything. Therefore, this breaking down of responsibilities and skills makes us much stronger as a society and we can accomplish much more as a diverse group then individuals all trying to be individuals.
just my 2 cents worth
(I just started university again this fall...just trying to make it sound like I am getting my money's worth..lol)
Neal

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by howdy20012002

The answer to this question is totally how you interpret the question..it is very vague and ambiguous....so I didn't vote because I am not sure what question I am answering and the answer would be different depending on what is actually being asked.
I personally believe in Equal Oppurtunity, but not legislation which make minority groups have more oppurtunity than others. Once minority group have laws putting them before others, this makes unequal oppurtunity for those other groups.
I definitely don't believe that we are equal. Thank God, because it would really be a boring place if we were all identical. We are all different..even identical twins, while biologically the same, are different in interests and capabilities.
I believe that is is our equalities that make us strong as a society. Plato states that people are best doing what they are naturally suited to do. Not everyone is a leader....but those that aren't a leader might be really be good at building houses or teaching or plumbing. Generally, most people are suited to do certain things regardless of what that may be. There is not enough time in our life times to be good at everything. Therefore, this breaking down of responsibilities and skills makes us much stronger as a society and we can accomplish much more as a diverse group then individuals all trying to be individuals.
just my 2 cents worth
(I just started university again this fall...just trying to make it sound like I am getting my money's worth..lol)
Neal

Seems like it's paying off, well said Neal

[shrimpchips]

Equality is a myth in society - by virtue of a body attempting to legislate, regulate and enforce equality you produce inequaltiy.