Republic of Coldwater wrote:In the Declaration of Independence, it states that all men were created equal, and those words illustrated by Jefferson would have a lasting effect on America, and to a larger extent, the entire world. The idea that we are all born equal has been ingrained in numerous societies across the world, and many people indeed believe such a value. Many people today believe that we are all born equal, and that nobody is inherently superior or inferior to another.
However, are we really born equal? Some people are born with heritable diseases, which puts them at a disadvantage, others are born with defects, which puts them at a disadvantage, some are born with genes that makes them taller, or genes that better pertain to modern beauty standards than others. Does that make humans unequal?
I don't think being taller or prettier than someone else is significant enough to affect a society.