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Originally Posted by $5 submissions
This man?
He did write about the Law of Cause and Effect (in Christian form, of course):
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Galatians 6:7-8
Isn't wealth disparity just a result of Cause and Effect?
If so, can't individuals choose to pick different Causes so they can enjoy different effects?
Or are we MERE PUPPETS in a vast conspiracy of the HAVES against the HAVE NOTs and need the STATE to step in and fix 'INEQUALITIES'? |
One's ability to change can be strongly affected by their surroundings and situation.
For example, no matter where you live in the US you have opportunity. It might not come easy, but you have access to education and you have access to a better life. Even if you are born and raised in a shitty area you can go to school then go to college or a trade school and learn to do something that you can make a decent living at. Even the worst neighborhoods are likely no more than a short drive from much better, safer places to live so a person can fairly easily relocate.
Now, if you are born in a shithole village in northern Afghanistan where women are treated like animals and it is illegal for them to get an education and they are often sold and traded like property and you happen to be a woman, it is going to be much harder. Even if you are a guy moving to a bigger city where you could prosper and get a quality education is going to very, VERY difficult.