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On “Equality”. Any flaws in reasoning?

Equality is the assertion that ‘all men are created equal’ and that consequently, we are entitled to the same ‘unalienable rights’. I contest the former point, as we are constituted of attributes such as, but not limited to, intelligence and physical prowess. In a competitive environment, as in nature, how well we fulfill these criterion will determine whether or not we survive; natural selection will take its pick based on the inherent inequality within us. Thus, when a persons is quantified based on the ‘net survival skill’ he/she has, and compared to that of an ‘inferior’ being, the relation would be p1>p2 instead of p1=p2. It would thus not be logical for the relatively inferior human to be deemed the equal of a being superior in all aspects of life (this will not be subjective if they are assessed by a rubric).

This inequality does not connote any thing in the field of politics. Whether morality and ethics are intrinsic or empirical, we have learned to embrace ‘inequality’, as the alternative would be mass genocide and forced sterilization, as witnessed by the Third Reich’s Holocaust. We have learned to empathize with and accept the flaws of one another, and have established laws because of this capability. Equality is thus nonexistent, but we must not discriminate because of this. //

What are the weak points? Any logical fallacies? Anything you agree/disagree with? Which points could I expand upon? Thanks in advance!
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When will oil production reach the hubbert peak and how do we prepare for $100 barrel oil?

The experts seem in disagreement about when the world will reach the halfway point in oil production and global consumption increases in India and China are only adding to the problem. Given the dependence on petrochemicals in nearly all parts of modern infrastructure from food production, transportation, energy, manufacturing how are will the US cope with oil prices greater than $100 per barrel and how can we prepare?

Do you make it a point to study basic survival skills just in case you’re transported into the past?

Like flints & gun powder, penicillin, condoms, rapping & pillaging. I don’t like rappers.

I watched Napoleon Dynamite so I know tele-transportation is just as possible as the GCG hooking it with Cowbell and PCB or PB&J or whatever his/her call letters are today.

POLL: Boy Scouts or Girls Scouts
I seriously think that GCG is feeling some sexual tension because of me.

what’s the point of dating someone, no matter how much you like them, if it’s ultimately going to end nowhere?

is there any point of starting to date someone that really is perfect for you, even if you can’t see a good future with them? I started dating the sweetest person in the world, who basically has no family and lives with friends, didn’t graduate from high school or get a GED and isn’t planning on going to college. I, myself come from a family of very successful people, and I’m going to college with a double science major. He’s perfect, but can it really be a serious relationship?
just adding some small details.. to get the point across quicker I described him as being “perfect”, he is absolutely great, but that’s obviously an exaggeratoin. I don’t think I’m too good, or that he’s beneath me, or anything else of that nature.. I’m just genuinely debating this situation, and I find myself going in circles. Also, he does have a job, and he won’t ever let me so much as pay for myself, let alone expect me to pay for him. At the same time, I can’t imagine telling my dad parents that he doesn’t have a car, or that he didn’t graduate from high school.. the thought of that sort of makes me extremely nervous.

academic dishonesty?

Be honest everyone has cheated at least once in their life on a test. But I’m just wondering if it’s right. Because in a survivalist point of view, it’s the ideal thing to do, but on a moral point of view…it’s not right. I would like opinions ^^ thnx