Personally? I do not believe normal human beings can operate under a mental framework that does not explicitly say "all humans are objectively equal". I am fully convinced that the moment they think anything else, it will ultimately to the conclusion that their own race is superior in some respect, and will use it as some form of justification for something horrible later down the line.
I agree with you, that there may be genetic dispositions to things, I don't know what they are, but it seems logical. The problem is such a public notion isn't pragmatic.
Reality or not, humans can't handle it. So we're equal. Maybe you can handle it, I think I can handle it, I think my friends can handle it. I don't think the human race can handle it. We're equal.
Of course. I'm describing the state of the world not proposing a solution. Deluding ourselves into believing in Equality is probably the best possible, although imperfect, solution. I am simply addressing this imperfection and using it to explain why discrimination still occurs in a world that largely finds discrimination abhorrent. After all, this is a forum for intelligent debate.
That being said, posting a topic on genetic or racial superiority tends trigger extreme reactive responses in people. Under normal circumstances I would have been voted down and attacked by multiple negative comments remarking about my character. Nobody would have tried to understand my logical view point and they usually automatically dismiss me as racist.
You'll note that none of that is happening in this thread. A lot of people are quite accepting of this idea or addressing the issue in a friendly way despite the controversial nature.
It is because I had to spend deliberate effort to craft the language and structure of the post to present truths in a way that is self evident and extremely unhostile. So while I believe there is really no need to pull humanity out of this delusion of total racial equality... in a sense this thread is proof that the world can probably handle the truth... you just need to present the view in the right light.
I agree with you, that there may be genetic dispositions to things, I don't know what they are, but it seems logical. The problem is such a public notion isn't pragmatic.
Reality or not, humans can't handle it. So we're equal. Maybe you can handle it, I think I can handle it, I think my friends can handle it. I don't think the human race can handle it. We're equal.
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