Originally Posted by
sourcejedi
Heres another controversial view.
Equality of outcomes is impossible. Equality of opportunity though, is surely a noble goal; it's otherwise known as fairness. As the saying goes, lifes not fair. The unwritten rejoinder is that doesn't mean we can't make it fairer. Absolutes corrupt; absolute self-interest would be evil just as absolute equality would be evil.
Any individual that tries to apply a single absolute principle is lying to themself. They have the ability to see the other side and they have supressed it. If their society stresses particular absolutes to a dangerous degree, they may apply opposing absolutes to reduce the danger, but they should not blind themselves to the dangers of their own absolutes.
This post courtesy of Frank Herbert.
