Do you belive that everyone is really created equal?

Question

Equal has been defined as:

like or alike in quantity, degree, value, etc.; of the same rank, ability, merit, etc.: two students of equal brilliance.

evenly proportioned or balanced:

uniform in operation or effect

If these are the deffinations of equal I wonder, am I equal to the presedent, or a man born with out arms and legs, a petofile, Osama Bin Ladan, Mother Taressa, are all these people equal?

Answer 1

No... Intelligence levels vary, as does information processing and many other things, like physical strength. We are not "created" and we are not all equal.

Answer 2

I believe we all start off equal, but that through our experiences and deeds we become greatly unequal. For example, how can a homeless person living in a slum be considered equal to Bill Gates? They are drastically different--Bill can never understand what it's like being homeless, just as the homeless man probably has no comprehension of what it's like running a multi-billion dollar corporation.

Treat equals equally, and treat unequals unequally.

Answer 3

Of COURSE not. We know for a clear and proveable fact that people are born with vastly different levels of aptitude, physical and mental abilities, and motivational forces that pull us towards different inclinations - to do this, or become that. And what a great thing it is that we are so very different.

What we mean when we talk about "all men being created equal" obviously is that we recognise all men (meaning all humanity) deserve equal acknowledgement as a potentially worthy and needed human being, owed equal respect, equal recognition and equal protection. The most brilliant neurosurgeon could not get into the operating room and perform his miraculous skills but for the cleaning crew that get in there before him and ensure that his "work area" is scrupulously clean and germ free. I could not enjoy the pleasures and comforts of my nice house, if there weren't guys coming round once a week to pick up my trash, and there were no trained, skilled guys working for the electric company who, when the power goes off, are out there in the worst of weather, climbing up poles and tinkering with that deadly stuff called electricity, so that my power can be restored and my life can go on.

We were not born equal in terms of our mental and physical capabilities, but in the vast and complex scheme of things, each and every one of us has something of value to contribute, and that contribution, when we give it, has to be acknowledged with equal gratitude and respect. Kind of like the Widow's Mite, if it's all you have to give, and you give it, it's not the amount that's important, but the fact that you gave what you had.

Every human being's death doesn't diminish me in any direct sense. People are being born, and dying everywhere, every day. It's the natural order of things and cannot be expected to shut down our lives for a week. But we know that the person in the casket in that procession on the way to the place of burial deserves an equal act of respect as the hearse passes. We do not seek to know who lies in that casket before we make up our minds to pull over and allow it right of passage. We do not need to know for whom the bell tolls. We know already, it tolls for us all.

Answer 4

Obviously not. Some are born with great minds like Einstein and some are born retarded and can't even do anything.

Some are born with great physical strength and some are born weak.

Life is what you make of it though. What we do here reflects on the next phase of life. It's not about how good looking you are or how smart or strong you are, it's about how you deal with what you are given.

Some choose to be jerks and they will have to deal with the consequences of that.

Answer 5

No. Most people are born with physical and/or mental disabilities. Not everyone can be an Olympic athlete or genius. That is why, when you attempt to treat everyone as if they are equal, you can only do so by unjustly denying the gifted their birthright.

Answer 6

We're all born equal, that's for sure. Naked, screaming and covered in someone else's blood. After that, each person becomes their own self. No one better or worse than any other, but different and therefore, not equal.

Answer 7

If you mean that everyone has the same chances in life, i dont know....Some people are born poor and they do a lot with their lifes, become famous or just be very good in what they do, they gain admiration and everything.... and on the other hand some people who have it all, waste their lifes.... I think everyone can make what they want from their lifes, no matter how much they received by birth... Education and development makes the difference

Answer 8

Well honestly no. Some people are created blind. That makes them not equal to people who can see. But I think all people are born equals. We should view every one as the same as us even if they aren't.

Answer 9

I believe that we are all equal, we just have different assignments. No one person is better than the other. God uses our personality for different reasons and places us in specific locations for a reason. I believe we all have the same rights.

Answer 10

The doctrine that all people are created equal refers to human rights and natural law. It does not mean that everyone has equal talents, privillages, status, recognition, etc. It means that everyone has the right to life, liberty and personal property, and that laws should apply equally to all.

Answer 11

In God's eyes, all men and women have the same standing when they are born. It is the choices that we make in His eyes that give us a boost up or down. He loves us, but not always our choices. In mankinds eyes, there will always be those who feel they are better than another. As Jesus put it, if you wish to be the greatest, learn to be the servant of all.