With a topic as complex as religion - no, let's boil it down to (insert religious belief/non-belief here) - I don't see how that can reasonably be so. And it's not just with religion, either.
Why is it that many folks think there's only two sides to the discussion/debate/quarrel:
"right v. wrong"
"good v. bad"
"us v. them"
And it seems to be the case not only with folks with what I might describe as "opposite end of the spectrum" views, but also with folks who are generally within the same range of that spectrum.
But then, with "black and white" thinking, there is no spectrum, no shades of gray.
Does anyone else see this attitude as contributing to the problem that interferes with us even being able to hear another's views, much less listen to them?
And I know that I will probably get bashed for saying any of this; it's just the time that I've spent on Yahoo! Answers (which is a reflection of the world that we live in) has really caused me to lose hope.
2006-07-29
20:24:19
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