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Originally Posted by xxkayxx  Yh, i guess you could look at it that way. Usually its the fundamentalists that take things too far in my opinion. Any instance when peoples lives are in danger,people are brainwashed into a belief, and people become prejudiced,are, for me, the biggest issues. It doesnt even have to be a religion for these things to happen though, any organized group can have these negative effects if the people dont take a step back to look at the big picture. |
I agree, but what do you mean exactly by "step back to look at the big picture". People who are extremely predjudiced have a very hard time accepting logical arguments. How do they accomplish taking a step back to see the big picture? Quote:
Originally Posted by kellid Quote:
Originally Posted by xxkayxx Yh, i guess you could look at it that way. Usually its the fundamentalists that take things too far in my opinion. Any instance when peoples lives are in danger,people are brainwashed into a belief, and people become prejudiced,are, for me, the biggest issues. It doesnt even have to be a religion for these things to happen though, any organized group can have these negative effects if the people dont take a step back to look at the big picture. | I think there is almost a ying and yang kind of balance... Because we live in a country that has freedoms somehow we also are able to distinguish what is truly right from wrong (most of the time) Our founding fathers were brilliant men. I also truly believe we must for as citizens keep church and state seperate as much as possible.  | (Emphasis my own)
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And my soul said, "Let us pass on. He is the realist, who turns his back on the whole he cannot grasp, and busies himself with a fragment."
—Gibran Khalil Gibran, “The Greater Sea.” |