[Fuusmchat] Is "the inherent worth and dignity of every person" a racist principle?

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Yeah, and maybe there’s a problem with democratic process since the Greeks had slaves… Didn’t know racism can be modern, or ancient?

> On May 5, 2024, at 4:50 PM, Ted Goertzel via fuusmchat <fuusmchat at fuusm.org> wrote:
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> You can't make this stuff up.  Dr. Sofia Betancourt, the president of the UUA, says she struggles with our first principle because "language of the inherent worth and dignity of every person comes from Immanuel Kant, the literal father of modern racism."  Kant probably also believed in motherhood and apple strudel.  If we can't agree on "the inherent worth and dignity of every person," what can we agree on? Must we reject "all men are created equal" from the Declaration of Independence because Jefferson had slaves? Dead white men have their flaws, they're not perfect like our leaders.
> Click here for the background on this <https://fifthprincipleproject.org/2024/05/04/misinformation-from-rev-dr-betancourt/>.  
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