Perhaps the eternally famous phrase, “All Men are created equal…” might have been followed by the quip, “but they don’t stay that way for long.”  Many today confuse the equality of opportunity with the guarantee of an outcome.  In the long run, the equality of outcomes would homogenize everyone into generic and genetic sameness and mankind would mimic a gigantic school of sardines. 

Human differences in intellect, ingenuity, physical attributes such as strength, height, weight, all play a role in determining outcomes.  The intricacies and complexities of physics, astronomy, medicine, chemistry and mathematics to name a few, are beyond the intellectual capabilities of many, but thank God grasped by some amongst us in the interest of advancing all of mankind.  No intelligent person vilifies the physician, astronomer or mathematician because they are smarter.   Regardless of our individual abilities to understand some things, we still benefit by the knowledge.  The science that created the computer I am using to create this article is well beyond my personal ability to completely understand its operation yet I am able to harness that complex compilation of components, hardware and software in a way that makes me productive in my own way.  Because of our individual and internal limitations, the theory of the sameness of outcomes would demand devolution towards the lowest of abilities and outcomes in order to accommodate everyone.

Sameness is nothing to celebrate, it is our differences that add nuance, tone and contrast to our lives experience.  Those who seek equality of outcomes are also likely in my observations to be those who seek to control climate, control speech, control firearms and affirm an invented “right” to abortions.  “Control” in general is antithetical to the American version of freedom and the sameness of outcomes is a direct goal of communism.  The further we stray from the Word of God the more we believe in our realm of control.

All Men are created equal and thank the Lord they don’t stay that way for long.