Democracy is a double edged sword.
On the one hand it gives
a voice to everyone equally and on the other hand it gives a voice to everyone
equally.
Equality is admirable and moral when viewed from a qualitative
perspective; when looking at who a person is. No-one is intrinsically more
important than anyone else, regardless of their religion, colour or nationality.
Equality is undesirable when dealing with what a person knows or can do.
Not every opinion counts.
Uninformed opinions are worthless
for they cannot grasp the complexities at stake.
Poorly thought out ideas lack context
and depth.
An untrained individual cannot make an accurate diagnosis.
An
illiterate person cannot comment on contemporary literature.
They all lack the requisite
knowledge.
Furthermore- even if we are immersed in a world of science doesn't make us scientists and just because we live in a world of philosophy doesn't
make us philosophers.
Belief, whether it be in God or in his absence, cannot be a
decided by democratic vote- because intelligence cannot and should not be
democratized.
So idiots shouldn't vote? Now there's a proposition.
ReplyDeleteBelief is personal. I can't imagine how it could ever be democratically determined. Autocratically, maybe.