colin wrote: > > evry person alive has a belief system. It iis how we itnerect with life. > Those beliefs are not alwsy 'good' and I and everyone else do comdemn them. > > The belief that people of a different race to one's own are infferior. > The belief that poeple of a different gender are inferior. > The belief that poeple of a different sexuality are inferior. > The belief that it is okay to have sex with children. > The belief that is okay to hit children. > The belief that people are born wicked and must be saved. > The belief that God made woman inferior to man . > The belif that it is okay to indoctinate children into a particular > religious belief. > The belief thatis okay to mutilate children in the name or held > belifs(circumscision of male and female children) > The belief that those who think differently from us are evil. > > I condemn ALL of those beliefs. I don't comdemn the people that hold > them as I believe all people can change.
Colin, There are many things being said here and it's hard to sort it all out. First of all, the word, "condemn"... as David pointed out, maybe what you (and others) mean by that is "strong disagreement". I usually take it as a harsh judgment meaning, "complete dismissal", as in there's nothing of worth to it, it is wrong in every way. I can't tell exactly what you mean when you use that word. Secondly, I can't tell if you're talking about individuals or a huge group of people. In any huge group there will be differences of opinion, so I'm against assuming that everyone in any group is exactly the same. And, thirdly, as with everything anyone writes, there is a lot of your own personal experience in this list, and it's not clear what you consider to be "objective" and what is part of your own emotional history. I can make some guesses, but I'd rather not. That doesn't mean I expect or seek any kind of explanation about your specifics, just that it's important to keep the personal aspect in mind whenever anyone makes such broad statements as you've made. And your claim that "everyone else" sees things as you do is questionable also. I see from a later message you've already addressed that. So, at first glance I agreed with your list. After thinking about it, I wondered about these things. Debra Shea
