What is equality?
What is equality?
What is equality:
The math nerds have a definition. Writing x = y (or 3x +xy3 = cos17/x +17 or whatever) has to mean that stuff on one side of the equal sign can re replaced with the stuff on the other side in any situation with no loss of correctness. Well, that’s really understandable.
No the idea is really simple. For math nerds, equality means functionally identical. Use one, use the other, machs nichts.
That’s not what we usually mean for humans (as opposed to math nerds).
I would argue that the only things in the universe that are truly equal are in fact things that are identical: Two electrons for example. If they have the same kinetic energy. Otherwise we have certain degrees of functional equality. For example, the right to vote. In theory all votes cast in the same jurisdiction are equal. Every vote cast in IN for Prez is equal to every other vote cast in IN for Prez, because functionally they each add one check mark to one side of a ledger. Even if mine is right and yours is wrong, they’re equal in value.
Or for example, the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Careful! In what way are we equal when these are considered? First, being in the Declaration of Independence, these things have no force of law. Second, even if they did, we could argue that the words were only intended for White Men, or White Men over 21, or White Men over 21 who owned Property, or…. Third, what’s really being promised isn’t equal rights to Life or Liberty or Pursuit, but rather the universal opportunity to have/covet/seek those.
How close is “maybe kinda the same amount of opportunity to Life” to “equality of Life?” Does that even mean anything?
