Just an Opinion
We had a discussion today in my Commonwealth class about equality and freedom of individuals. What is equality? What freedom? Are they one and the same, and how can a people be considered free or equal to one another? … As usual, I kept silent and didn't share my opinion, so I'm writing it here. For me.
I think equality and freedom are two different things. Equality is a property of the public, the equality of the people regardless to what religion, race, or gender they are. Freedom is something personal. To be free is a matter of the individual's perception of the idea of freedom. To explain, a non Muslim may consider Islam to be oppressive and restricting to one's freedom, but devoted Muslim would think an issue, such as the segregation of the sexes, to be a principle of ethic and conviction. He wouldn't find it to be despotic or unjust.
I guess equality is way out of reach, and freedom is usually abused or taken for granted :/
I think equality and freedom are two different things. Equality is a property of the public, the equality of the people regardless to what religion, race, or gender they are. Freedom is something personal. To be free is a matter of the individual's perception of the idea of freedom. To explain, a non Muslim may consider Islam to be oppressive and restricting to one's freedom, but devoted Muslim would think an issue, such as the segregation of the sexes, to be a principle of ethic and conviction. He wouldn't find it to be despotic or unjust.
I guess equality is way out of reach, and freedom is usually abused or taken for granted :/
posted by Mystique at 8:28 AM
1 Comments:
hi there mystique ... u have an awsome page in here \m/ ... im not gonna say to u to keep up the good work .. cause u always do :) ... i miss ur philosophy :P .. thats a good opinion ... but i think that u can say that equalibiriume makes each individual in the same level of the other individual .. u can say they make it materialy now ... but freedom is to make each individual have his\her way of thinking in everything .... its kinda same these days .. cause the freedom ppl and the equalibiriume ppl are thinkin materialy .. so ... screw the both :S ...
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