> Ken Boyd wrote:
>
> > [I wrote:]
> > > But when man returns to the state of nature which we are calling Anarchy
> > > (or I am, at least), then all are equal in every social sense. It is
> > > only when alliances are made, and individuals start infringing on the
> > > liberty of others that inequality occurs.
> >
> > *WHAT*?
> >
> > Inequality starts at birth; it's built into the genetic code,
>
> OK, that I can accept. Some are naturally stronger than others.
>
> > and how
> > development proceeds. This directly translates into social
> > inequality.
>
> I disagree that it's a deciding factor, though. If you place two people,
> with the same natural resources (I'm talking specifically about food, location,
> etc...) then they are utterly equal (as far as society is concerned). It is
> only when those people begin to interact with their surroundings that
> they may become more or less better off in relation to the other.
"When those people begin to interact with their surroundings..."
*is* "how development proceeds".
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