(February 21, 2009 at 8:03 pm)Tiberius Wrote: It doesn't matter if it means nothing to people. It is there. It exists. It is a human right that applies to everyone regardless of whether they know about or care about it or not. It is a philosophical argument for the improvement of society on the whole. It is a social constant that needs to be in place for us to rid this world of bigotry.IT isn't there!
One could argue that quantum mechanics is meaningless to 99% of the people on this planet, and indeed it probably is. That doesn't stop it from existing or being there, or having an effect. Quantum mechanics can explain things even if people don't understand them, just the same as equality should exist as a social constant even if people don't know about it, or don't care about it, or take shit just so they can get something to eat.
A man is born to a virgin mother, lives, dies, comes alive again and then disappears into the clouds to become his Dad. How likely is that?