Mm, I would agree with your general statement, but disagree with the way you put it. I think Human inequality is natural, just not a needed variable when we demand ethical questions. — john27
How would equality in value translate into equality in rights? For example, I could have 1+3=4, and 2+2=4. Two identical values but with blaring differences. In this case both individuals, even though they bring the same value would have to be treated differently. — john27
Im my opinion you shouldn't base equality of rights on value. — john27
I think you should base equality on the equal differential/personalization of rights, e.g because we are all different we are all equal (in that regard). — john27
This is equivocating "the degree of importance given to something" with mathematical notions of value. — javra
This doesn't seem to suffice. Humans are different from rocks, but the fact that the two are different does not thereby make humans and rocks equal - else, the same - in any regard relevant to equal rights. — javra
To then rephrase, on what grounds should all humans be subjected to the same codified consequences to conduct if not the grounds that all types of humans (types differing in things such as average skin color, and so forth) nevertheless are granted to have the same degree of inherent importance? — javra
Im my opinion you shouldn't base equality of rights on value. I think you should base equality on the equal differential/personalization of rights, e.g because we are all different we are all equal (in that regard). — john27
Well of course, you would use that statement in moderation, or in some specific parameter that renders it useful. — john27
OK, but if different humans (which will be different by definition) will be deemed to have different degrees of importance, how does one prevent justifying things such as slave ownership? — javra
Im my opinion you shouldn't base equality of rights on value. — john27
Er...not exactly. I was trying to describe how same ≠ equal. — john27
I would say that one should treat a janitor and a president with the same amount of respect, even if the real world doesn't work that way. — john27
Hm... Well I did say we are of different value, but I never said we are of different importance. Are they correlated? — john27
Democracy, on the other hand, feeds on the conviction that different humans will hold the same innate importance despite their differences. — javra
So what do we have that we can base our self-worth on that is immune to “the slings and arrows” of fortune? — Leghorn
Death and taxes.
Other than that old saying, nothing really comes to mind. — john27
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