YOUTH: We are not the same, but we are equal? PHILOSOPHER: That’s right. Everyone is different.
Don’t mix up that difference with good and bad, and superior and inferior. Whatever differences we may have, we are all equal.
YOUTH: No distinction of rank for people. Idealistically speaking, I suppose so.
But aren’t we trying to have an honest discussion about reality now?
Would you really say, for instance, that I, an adult, and a child who is still struggling with his arithmetic are equal?
PHILOSOPHER: In terms of the amount of knowledge and experience,
and then the amount of responsibility that can be taken, there are bound to be differences.
The child might not be able to tie his shoes properly, or figure out complicated mathematical equations,
or be able to take the same degree of responsibility as an adult when problems arise.
However, such things shouldn’t have anything to do with human values. My answer is the same.
Human beings are all equal, but not the same. YOUTH: Then are you saying that a child should be treated like a full-grown adult?
PHILOSOPHER: No. Instead of treating the child like an adult, or like a child, one must treat him or her like a human being.
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