Re: Superiority??
Jan 16, 1997 09:13 PM
by Tom Robertson
On Fri, 17 Jan 97 04:29:42 +0000, Jerry Schueler wrote:
>Tom:
>>How can there be differences without there being superiorities?
>Is cold superior to hot?
It depends on the situation. In every situation, there is an optimal
temperature. When the actual temperature is higher than the optimal
temperature, cold is superior to hot.
>Is big superior to little?
>Is up superior to down?
They similarly depend on the situation. But in the abstract, I agree.
>Both sides of any duality are
>equally important, and superiority is very relative.
Regarding the potential of men and women, I agree. But I was referring to
actual skills, to which uniqueness applies, so that there must be
superiority and inferiority.
>Same with male and female or with masculinity and
>femininity.
Even though it is a general impression and is predominantly theoretical, I
agree with your conclusion that masculinity and femininity, taken as
wholes, are equal. But that they are not identical means that, in the ways
in which they differ, and depending on the situation, one will be superior
to the other.
>The heads of a coin is different from
>the tails, but one is hardly superior to the other.
It depends on which side you have bet. And tails is prettier.
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