It is natural for humans to judge others. Agree or disagree? Why?

Answer 1

Agree. We learn by example; we model our behavior on that of others. Part of that is a judgment: "This is one whom I wish to emulate."

WIth that hard-wired "judgment sense" in us, we then apply it to the trivial: "I'm thinner than she is," "I'm more muscular than he is," "I'm smarter," "I'm hotter," etc.

Qualities have referents: If someone's pretty, someone else has to be ugly. Noting qualities means you're going to rack 'n stack people accordingly.

Answer 2

I think it is, I think it's human nature. There's issues with all of us, we all compare our selves to others, and we get jealous. We criticize to make our self feel better. It's easier to take our fears, and insecurities out on other people. Even though we know what we are doing and saying is wrong, at the time when we do it, it's mostly a subconscious act. If your sitting in a bar, and there's a woman ordering a drink, and she's dressed a little slutty, most womens first instinct is to judge and think, whore, slut, ect. But if you ever notice, she's usually very attractive, and your jealous because you don't look that good, or you don't have the confidence to dress like her, and if you happen to be as pretty if not prettier than her, but your sitting there in jeans and a hoodie, maybe your criticizing because you admire her confidence. There's a lot of different reasons we judge people, a lot of them are jealousy, but then there are the times, that everyone else is judging too. And for a pretty good reason.

Answer 3

It may be "natural" in the way that other unsavoury human behaviours are just "human nature." It doesn't mean that it's good behaviour. It's natural for humans to be competitive with others, to judge, to gossip etc etc. Is it right? Is it ideal? No.

Certain circumstances call for judgment (in a court of law for instance). Sometimes people have wronged others & deserve to be punished. Sometimes a person's guilt or innocence is in question & it is up to their peers to determine whether they're innocent or guilty & then up to the judge to pass sentence. Outside the courtroom though, it isn't really our place to judge others. We should have an accepting view. We may disapprove of some people's actions but we must not pass judgment on the person. Easier said than done sometimes...No one is perfect. Judge not lest you be judged. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone...

Answer 4

I'm sorry I disagree because

1. Other people have their own backgrounds from which we can't know and understand all, everyone has his/her time limits regarding getting to know each one,

2. It's not our business and it's not fair to judge people even though they're our close friends, they deserve honor and respect. In retrospect, we think our decent friends should do so and we'd appreciate their understanding and kindness,

3. we're not the official judges, therefore, it's not the right place and the right time to judge people everywhere we go. If we do so, we'd become unkind and inconsiderate.

Answer 5

We need to judge others. It is part of our survival mechanism. We should also be aware of context, and not let survival mechanisms spill over into nonthreatening situations. It's late at night, I'm in an unfamiliar part of town. I see a guy, six foot ten, dressed in torn army fatigues, with a shaved head and what looks like it could be a Nazi tattoo on his forehead. I'm not going to keep an open mind, and wait to see if that really is a swastika on his head or not; I'm going to avoid this fellow. Two days later, I'm at a party of one of my best friends. There's this guy there. He's got a shaved head and torn camo clothes. He's six ten. My friend calls me over to introduce me. I go. Turns out, it's a flower tattoo on his forehead. My friend tells me this is guy who'll give you the shirt off his back. Am I sorry I misjudged him on the dark street late at night? No. Context is everything. First impressions and initial judgments are crucial. However, once safety and other important self interests are secure, we should be willing to reassess those first impressions.

Answer 6

It's natural because we are imperfect.
No human has the right to judge another, but we do it anyway.
Like someone else said; the trick is to teach yourself NOT to judge.

Answer 7

Yes, it's natural instinct for people to judge, because of our emotional need to conform to what is considered "normal". Therefore,because of what society has programmed us all into believing is true (ie. that obese people are fat because they eat too much and should therfore be judged as infereior), we cannot stop our selves from judging people (even if we don't say it, we're still thinking it). So, my advice to you is to just accet that while we cannot prevent ourselves from judging others, we can prevent others from being hurt by not vocalising the sometimes cruel and unfair thoughts that we have on a day-to-day basis. Ta da!

Answer 8

Always , u can see other from ur eye u can never see ur face by ur eyes except in mirrors. thus it is very easy to judge the other people. But i will also like to tell that it is also that much true that each & ever person will not judge or interpreate the person correctly

Answer 9

Agree. How else could we figure out who we are, if not by comparing ourselves to others. Kind of like the show "Deal or No Deal". We know what's in our "case" by finding out what's not in it. And we take the best deal we can by what we are offered-whether to discard our judgements or not.
Disagree. It is societially induced by learned comparing, from childhood to old age. It stems from the masculine, competitive, scientific nature of societal order and seeking of knowledge about ourselves, others, and the world we live in.

Answer 10

Our brains/minds are set in categorization. So we judge. The trick is not to become judgmental.