Australian Politics Forum - Are we all equal ?

Sprintcyclist Moderator Offline OzPolitic Posts: 40760 Gender:	Are we all equal ? Mar 18^th, 2011 at 12:21am Are we equal ? Are we of the same worth ? Are we all "born equal" ?
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NorthOfNorth Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 17258 Gender:	Re: Are we all equal ? Reply #1 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 6:06am Define equal.
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Sprintcyclist Moderator Offline OzPolitic Posts: 40760 Gender:	Re: Are we all equal ? Reply #2 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 8:23am " as great as another, of the same or similar quantity, degree, value, ability, etc...." macquarie pocket dictionary
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mantra Gold Member Offline ozpolitic.com Posts: 10750 Gender:	Re: Are we all equal ? Reply #3 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 8:49am No we're not equal, although we should be. Equality is based on your education, your moral values, your race or religion, your appearance, your wallet etc.
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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Are we all equal ? Reply #4 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 10:04am Nar. One could argue all are lives are of equal value, but of equal ability is a bit of a joke really innit?
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Re: Are we all equal ?
Reply #5 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 10:21am

Sprintcyclist wrote on Mar 18^th, 2011 at 12:21am:

Are we equal ?
Are we of the same worth ?
Are we all "born equal" ?

What do YOU personally think Sprint? Are we all equal?

Men and women for instance? Are they equal?

Whites vs black? Are they equal?

Christians vs non Christians? Are they equal?

After you finish telling us what YOU think .. could you then let us know what the Holy Bible thinks/says?

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If I let myself be bought then I am no longer free.

HYPATIA - Greek philosopher, mathematician and astronomer (370 - 415)

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Belgarion Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5431 Gender:	Re: Are we all equal ? Reply #6 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 10:22am No people are not all equal. Give 10 people the same resource and you will get 10 different levels of utilisation of that resource.
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Are we all equal ? Reply #7 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 10:26am Could you also let us know what the term equality means to you Sprint? Do you think it is the same as equity? If not .. how is it different?
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ash Full Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 119 Gender:	Re: Are we all equal ? Reply #8 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 2:49pm Are we all equal? No. It would be bluddy great though, if women gained equity above equality.
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Re: Are we all equal ?
Reply #9 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 3:35pm

Sprintcyclist wrote on Mar 18^th, 2011 at 12:21am:

Are we equal ?
Are we of the same worth ?
Are we all "born equal" ?

IMO,

Our circumstances, are never really within our control.

Certainly not the circumstances we are born into.

Our choices, always are - within our control.

In this life, we can make good choices, and/or, we can make poor choices.

The choices we make, are ours alone, imo.

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"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."

Professor Dumbledore to Harry.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J K Rowling

...or our circumstances, imo.

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"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31

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Reply #10 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 3:41pm

Yadda wrote on Mar 18^th, 2011 at 3:35pm:

Sprintcyclist wrote on Mar 18^th, 2011 at 12:21am:

Are we equal ?
Are we of the same worth ?
Are we all "born equal" ?

IMO,

Our circumstances, are never really within our control.

Certainly not the circumstances we are born into.

e.g.
I was living in a children's home, when i started school.

And i can still remember those 'circumstances' quite vividly.

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"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31

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NorthOfNorth Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 17258 Gender:	Re: Are we all equal ? Reply #11 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 7:34pm Sprintcyclist wrote on Mar 18^th, 2011 at 8:23am: " as great as another, of the same or similar quantity, degree, value, ability, etc...." macquarie pocket dictionary macquarie pocket dictionary as great as another, of the same or similar quantity, degree, value, ability... at what?
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it_is_the_light Gold Member Offline Christ Light Posts: 41434 The Pyramid of LIGHT Gender:	Re: Are we all equal ? Reply #12 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 8:17pm we are all equals yes brothers and sister beings with freewill yes and eminating from the same creator source this is divine and sacred construct in vibration/frequency harmonics namaste -:)
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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Are we all equal ? Reply #13 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 8:29pm This question invokes Orwell... In an ideal world, we would all be equal - but in practice, some of us are more equal than others!
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Re: Are we all equal ?
Reply #14 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 11:30pm

We are all different.

Some are more intelligent than others.

Some are stronger than others. Some are physically strong, while others are emotionally or mentally strong.

Some might not be strong or very intelligent but have great organisational skills. They might have the ability to help the strongest and most intelligent to work together to achieve much more than they would as individuals. Some are great leaders, some have an eye for detail, some are good at technical skills, some are good with people skills, some are healers and some have the innate ability to make us laugh, to produce great literature, to move us with hauntingly beautiful music or to inspire us with their art.

There may be many fruits in the forest, but are apples and pears equal? The question is just as relevant.

It's a good thing that we're not all the same. We all have individual talents, and we should be given the opportunity to develop these talents as much as possible...........equally. (muso 2011)

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