text: "all people are created equal."  isn't that a ridiculous myth?   extremely ridiculous. nature does not endow individuals or races with the same capacities/gifts. there's no way anyone could deny it. you are right, but i never say it, because it seems to get people all worked up for some reason.  i think the expression you're quoting is more often used in reference to the entitlement to individual guarantees (or human rights ,if you will) of human beings in general. with the exceptions you mention (the mentally challenged, for example) i do believe it holds true in this sense.   hey, what happened to your other pick? we don't get to see as much from you in this one. :)