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Are all men were created equal?

Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by buckster75, Sep 22, 2005.

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  1. buckster75

    buckster75 Member

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    I agree with you I was putting (God of course) because that is what I know. Not because that is what they thought. We next look , I think, at their background to find out what they most likely believed.
     
    #61 buckster75, Sep 23, 2005
  2. Johnv

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    It's been brought up, but that's okay. Being created "equal" does not equate to being created "the same". Also, equal opportunity is not synonymous with equal outcome.
     
    #62 Johnv, Sep 23, 2005
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    That's exactly what they were referring to. The DoI was referring to England's treatment of the Colonists, especially after the Crown imposed a tax upon the Colonists while denying them repreentation in Parliament (taxation without representation).

    When we go off on grandiose tangents regarding the DoI, we end up perverting the DoI intent.
     
    #63 Johnv, Sep 23, 2005
  4. buckster75

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    but don't deny any of the rest of the document either,

    A self-evident truth: there is a Creator based on the statement this Creator gave rights.
     
    #64 buckster75, Sep 23, 2005
  5. buckster75

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    John, were you in someway saying Buckster got something correct?
     
    #65 buckster75, Sep 23, 2005
  6. Johnv

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    Yeah, whoda thunk??? [​IMG]
     
    #66 Johnv, Sep 23, 2005
  7. buckster75

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    that I would have got something right
    a day to remember. break out the party hats and noise makes. [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
    #67 buckster75, Sep 23, 2005
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    God is consistantly misquoted. God considers democracy the worst possible of all governments, "and every man did what was right is his own eyes."
     
    #68 billwald, Sep 23, 2005
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    We sure can make our faith a mighty heavy load to bear. Why do so many of us have to complicate the Gospel so much?
     
    #69 hillclimber, Sep 24, 2005
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    Sometimes I feel very small and unenlightened when reading threads like this one. Oddly, I like it.
     
    #70 hillclimber, Sep 24, 2005
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    More than that, they were disputing the "divine right" of kings to rule as well as the caste system.

    I'm not sure what you mean here. Would you please explain further?
     
    #71 Daisy, Sep 24, 2005
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    Daisy,

    More than that, they were disputing the "divine right" of kings to rule as well as the caste system.

    I disagree with you. I think they realized that this issue had been answered with the Glorious Revolution. Though Paine used it as an argument, it was not the substance of their complaints.
     
    #72 fromtheright, Sep 24, 2005
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