We're not created equal. That's just something the average to subaverage tell themselves to make life bearable. It's such a prevalent message because, let's face it, in order to be above average one must be in a minority.
Some folks are smarter, stronger, cleverer than others, and that does make them better and more desirable.
God, so atrocious in the Old Testament, so attractive in the New--the Jekyl and Hyde of sacred romance.
-Mark Twain
If people are good only because they fear punishment and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
-Albert Einstein