There are simply two aspects to this question:

1) We are equal.

2) We have different levels of advancement.

muso wrote on Mar 18^th, 2011 at 11:30pm:

And then again... Some are psychopathic with a talent for destruction and a murderous lust for power.

Equitist wrote on Mar 18^th, 2011 at 8:29pm:



And in practice, though very poor, some peasant in India is blessed by God, and is a very happy man - in his heart.

Yet in the Gulf some oil sheik has $$ billions [which he never earned].
And though the oil sheik regularly commutes to London on his private jet, to indulge his desires for liquor and $2,000 a night whores, the oil sheik himself knows in his heart, that he is not a happy man.

Yes, life is so unfair,       ....whine, whine, whine.




In my experience, wicked people are always miserable, and the wicked invariably always curse others, for their own misfortunes, i.e. the wicked are always cursing others, for the consequences of their own choices.

Our circumstances in life are always beyond our control, e.g. the poor peasant in India, the tsunami victims, and survivors, in Japan, etc.

But if you are still breathing, you have choices in life, we all do.

If you make poor choices, stop whining about the consequences, and change your choices.

How can you improve your choices?

Ask God to heal you.

Proverbs 3:11
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
12  For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Proverbs 9:6
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7  He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8  Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9  Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

"If one wishes to enslave people, constrain their capacity for independent thought - not their hands;
for the chain of dependence is incomparably stronger that the chain of iron."

Orwell also said...

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."

George Orwell

NorthOfNorth wrote on Mar 19^th, 2011 at 10:20am:


Fortunately they are rare, and often the results of an unhappy childhood. Everybody, or almost everybody has potential.   

I'm not sure if there is some mistranslation in defining "equal", but to most, equal would mean just as the dictionary has stated.

If all creatures are equal in the eyes of God, then does that mean that a sheep should be payed the same salary as a CEO? Of course it doesn't.
It doesn't even mean that we should stop killing and eating sheep does it? Maybe to some animal liberationalists it means exactly that.

Considering that money is merely a human tool, it really has nothing to do with God's grand plan and should not be confused with the defintion of "equal in God's eyes" as stated in the bible or other religious texts.

Paying somebody, or giving accolades for a particular talent, discipline or skill should be thought of in the human terms, where the worth is predominantly associated with other humans, and not God's grand plan.

If a personal requirement exists to be payed in tangible assets in order to procure self-worth, then I'd have to wonder how much of God's message is actually getting through.

In human terms, it seems ridiculous to imagine that we are all equal in all areas. Otherwise, why would we even bother to vote if we are all the same?

I don't think that we've learnt very well how to embrace our differences and to appreciate the talents of others instead of being envious.
Yes there's a lot of prejudices still in existence, but to allow them to be distorted and used as leverage for personal human gain will not be doing any good for the team as a whole.
The human team is always bigger than the human player and nobody will get to be captain, or even make the team without possessing and working hard on certain skills.
The same goes for anybody, that if they don't make the team that they desire, then it's highly probable that they just aren't good enough.
Work harder or cry to God for your equal rights. Most people appreciate a hard worker.i

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 18^th, 2011 at 10:21am:


bump

Sprint .. if you're going to bother quoting the Bible .. could you at least make it relevant to the topic? Or is that asking too much of you?

Oh and could you also quote in context?

Many thanks in advance.