Robinson, Azerrad, and Matthews have each argued that equality of opportunity would represent a “dystopian, totalitarian nightmare” and even that it is “impossible.”1
The underlying argument seems to be the following:
In the relevant population, there is diversity of body, character, parents, etc. at some time period, \(t\). Difference between individuals A and B at time, \(t\), means they do not have equality of opportunity for outcome Y at time, \(t+k\) (e.