Read this excerpt from paragraph 1 of "the selling of joseph" and answer the question. so that originally, and naturally, there is no such thing as slavery. which statement is not presented in the article to support this central idea? all men are the sons of adam and have been given equal rights. the practice of slavery did not exist in the early centuries of the earth. joseph was rightfully no more a slave to his brothers then they were to him. the bible says that a man should be put to death for selling another man.