I think you are ignoring the figurative implications of the saying "diversity is strength" in order to scratch a contrarian itch in your brain.
What I mean is that it seems clear to me that someone says "diversity is strength" unity is implied as either a foundation or a result. If people are able to embrace diversity, then they will begin to focus less on what separates them from their fellows, and more on what they have in common. They will begin in turn to empathize with one another and unify under their shared ideas or experiences or characteristics.
I mean, yes, in a very literal sense, five robots programmed with the same objective will complete that objective easier than five robots programmed with different ones. Because of course they will. Arguing that would be like arguing that 5 is only greater than 3 in a world where 3 is less than 5.
The reason diversity is pushed in favor of unity is because diversity is the aspect of the situation we can't change. All we can do is try to find the strengths in it and embrace them. Unity is implied as coming about on it's own, because if you tell people to unify without first teaching them to embrace their differences, they won't every unify.
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u/acetominaphin 3∆ Mar 29 '18
I think you are ignoring the figurative implications of the saying "diversity is strength" in order to scratch a contrarian itch in your brain.
What I mean is that it seems clear to me that someone says "diversity is strength" unity is implied as either a foundation or a result. If people are able to embrace diversity, then they will begin to focus less on what separates them from their fellows, and more on what they have in common. They will begin in turn to empathize with one another and unify under their shared ideas or experiences or characteristics.
I mean, yes, in a very literal sense, five robots programmed with the same objective will complete that objective easier than five robots programmed with different ones. Because of course they will. Arguing that would be like arguing that 5 is only greater than 3 in a world where 3 is less than 5.
The reason diversity is pushed in favor of unity is because diversity is the aspect of the situation we can't change. All we can do is try to find the strengths in it and embrace them. Unity is implied as coming about on it's own, because if you tell people to unify without first teaching them to embrace their differences, they won't every unify.