Can We Look At Bigotry Like A Virus?

[Nique]

I'm honestly not sure what you're trying to say so please forgive me if there's something I'm missing but it sounds like the beginning of a religious discussion based on a quote that, while thought-provoking, is ultimatly a vast oversimplification of it's topic and sure to rile up someone's dander. Which is what we probably don't want to do.

Again though, maybe I just don't understand what you're shooting for.

[Hanuman]

Originally Posted by Nique

Again though, maybe I just don't understand what you're shooting for.

Who is the mass to argue with the infinity within you, your beliefs are sacred and your own, you will question them how you want, when you want and however much you want.

We guard beliefs at a fundamental level of thought, and we breed the acceptance that it's alright to build a wall between doubt and a person's world-view, as humans are fragile and without these walls we could risk breaking a few eggs.

[Premmy]

Yeah, so what he's Shooting for here Nique is:

the beginning of a religious discussion based on a quote that, while thought-provoking, is ultimatly a vast oversimplification of it's topic and sure to rile up someone's dander

[POS Industries]

Hey Lev, cut out the god talk and dander riling.

[Hanuman]

Lamens, got it.
I was talking about that how we view viewing is regarded as guarded.

It has the side effect of having offensively expressive views, as we allow people to follow their own ideas of how things work.

Make sense?

[Magus]

Originally Posted by Lev

I was talking about that how we view viewing is regarded as guarded.

Putting it in the form of a Dr. Seuss poem is not in laymen's terms! That's like the opposite!

Also what I said earlier was not exactly smart because that's technically what all these colonist empire's thought they were doing, but they failed miserably at it. You'd have to do it perfectly and fairly or else it would just be hypocritical. Given human nature I'd say that's exactly why it didn't happen and we got all the oppression and what not.

Ideally, though, it would've worked out swell.

[POS Industries]

Originally Posted by Lev

Lamens, got it.
I was talking about that how we view viewing is regarded as guarded.

It has the side effect of having offensively expressive views, as we allow people to follow their own ideas of how things work.

Make sense?

No.

Please start your argument over from the beginning in plain english so that we all know what the hell you're talking about.

[Premmy]

Lev wants us to know that he is a/Was raised by/Hangs out with a lot of Hipp(y)ies and he thinks that's a really big deal.

[bluestarultor]

I'm just going to stop in with my traditional "look at our ancestors" bit that Gun touched on.

Simply put, every animal has an "us versus them" mentality and humans are no different. We compete over resources and so we are forced to define who is in our group. Bigotry is just an extension of that by way of stereotyping, which serves as an easy way to throw a template over a large group that one could never know individual by individual. It's not a direct result, mind you. It just combines stereotyping with strong negative emotions like fear and hatred that extend from competition, but are subsequently blown out of proportion.

This really isn't all that hard to understand from an anthropological standpoint. Example: cats and dogs. They share the same prey and territory and therefore are hard-wired to compete. Even animals of the same size have a high probability of not getting along, resulting in chases and standoffs. Socialize them together from an early age and they get along just fine. By doing that, you allow them to include each other in their respective "in groups."

This is really why shows like Sesame Street are so diverse, because it exposes kids to people of other races at an early age and presents them just like anyone else. The idea is that it gets racial acceptance's foot in the door. The ultimate result comes from outside factors as well, but the attempt to socialize children that way is admirable.

[Premmy]

This really isn't all that hard to understand from an anthropological standpoint. Example: cats and dogs. They share the same prey and territory and therefore are hard-wired to compete.

Actually, Cats and dogs generally don't get along because their means of communicating(sounds, body language, odors) are almost complete opposites to each other.

Dog wags tail=HAPPY!
Cat twitches tail= Pissy

Cat makes low rumbling noise= HAPPY
Dog makes low rumbling noise= very, very angry

Cats and dogs raised with each other from a very early age get along fine, as they understand the differences with each other.