Projecting our crap
Everyone from my experience and yes that includes me as well, tend to over focus on how people from any group are the same, talk the same etc. Also the tendency to focus on the negative is also easy and natural. We then try to over estimate the good qualities of our own group at the expense of others. Atheist does this just as much as theist. Also different beliefs, the stronger they are held, make the opposing sides position seemingly untenable....again atheist and theist do this.
Our beliefs are simply there, we can choose to deepen them or not. We can also choose to deal in stereotypes and not real people, it is the lazy and easy way to go. Our world is not in the shape it is in because we tend to be objective and fair in our judgments of others.
Atheists are not more intelligent, nor are they more logical than believers. Many are better at it because they are in the minority and need to defend themselves more. However there are more and more theist who are also getting good at defending their understanding on the nature of reality. The book shelves are getting full of this kind of thing. I am thankful for the New Atheist for bringing this dialogue to the public.
Secular governments have a track record just as bloody and inhumane as those who are run by a specific religion.....that is because people who crave power will gravitate to those positions where their passion to control others can be brought to fruition.
Until we know ourselves, we will continue to judge others harshly, thereby letting ourselves off the hook, why deal with ourselves when we can project all of our crap on to those of another group, be it religious, secular, racial or gender based?
Everyone from my experience and yes that includes me as well, tend to over focus on how people from any group are the same, talk the same etc. Also the tendency to focus on the negative is also easy and natural. We then try to over estimate the good qualities of our own group at the expense of others. Atheist does this just as much as theist. Also different beliefs, the stronger they are held, make the opposing sides position seemingly untenable....again atheist and theist do this.
Our beliefs are simply there, we can choose to deepen them or not. We can also choose to deal in stereotypes and not real people, it is the lazy and easy way to go. Our world is not in the shape it is in because we tend to be objective and fair in our judgments of others.
Atheists are not more intelligent, nor are they more logical than believers. Many are better at it because they are in the minority and need to defend themselves more. However there are more and more theist who are also getting good at defending their understanding on the nature of reality. The book shelves are getting full of this kind of thing. I am thankful for the New Atheist for bringing this dialogue to the public.
Secular governments have a track record just as bloody and inhumane as those who are run by a specific religion.....that is because people who crave power will gravitate to those positions where their passion to control others can be brought to fruition.
Until we know ourselves, we will continue to judge others harshly, thereby letting ourselves off the hook, why deal with ourselves when we can project all of our crap on to those of another group, be it religious, secular, racial or gender based?
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