[MD] Unreality of Equality

[Platt Holden]

> Joe. Good point. How about formulating a thread to intellectualy point
> out the unreality in MOQ terms of equality amongst mankind? "wherein
> equality and feelings are worshipped above all"

Thanks for the suggestion. One can begin with the MOQ's emphasis on the 
moral inequality of the four moral levels ranging from lowest 
(inorganic) to highest (intellectual). That moral hierarchy in itself 
leads to all sorts of inequalities amongst mankind such as the 
difference between a "Galileo fighting social repression from a common 
criminal fighting social repression."

But what immediately came to mind when you raised the issue was 
Pirsig's criteria of truth -- "The tests of truth are logical 
consistency, agreement with experience, and economy of explanation." 
(Lila, 8)

Inequality among men and women certainly agrees with experience. Not 
everyone has equal native ability, desire to learn, and gumption to 
accomplish great things.

Further, the theme of the MOQ stated simply is "Some things are better 
than others." Again, experience confirms. Some ideas are better than 
others, some values more enduring, some works of art more universal, 
some cultures more accomplished and therefore more worthy of study. (It 
is scarcely the same thing to put a man on the moon as put a bone in 
your nose.) 

When it comes to logical consistency the current liberal intellectual 
view celebrating equality on the one hand and diversity on the other is 
logically self-contradictory. To exclude others unlike yourself is 
racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. To ask them to fit in is racist, 
sexist, homophobic, etc. Heads I win, tails you lose. 

The reason so many in the U.S. distrust the liberal worldview is the 
inherent contradiction at the root of its stated goal  -- the 
desirability of equality of results can only be accomplished by 
treating people unequally. This results in such absurdities as the 
worship of diversity that requires conformity in ideas, actions, speech 
and politically correct thinking. (Example: the forced resignation of 
Larry Summers as President of Harvard.)

I hope these thoughts are enough to get the ball rolling in this new 
thread if anyone is interested in following up. Again, thanks for the 
suggestion, Joe. You pushed aside a cloud of rhetoric about love, 
peace, compassion and understanding to focus on a crucial premise of 
modern day liberalism. The more radical members of the sect would do 
away with logic itself. 

Platt