...without involve God?
Really, i need all your energy and imagination here....
2006-12-24 06:48:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
You can ask him for example : What would he think of a garden if all the flowers were the same colour? Dull, wouldn't it be?
The same is true with mankind. It would be terribly boring if we were all the same colour, had the same look, the same everything. Have you noticed how beautiful are kids from mixed marriages? How much stronger and healthier?
To convince a person with racial prejudices you need to a wake up a "new perception" in him, open his "inner vision". Difficult? Yes, very.
Racism is usually a learned attitude. Proper moral education is the solution but it can be solved in just one generation with the right kind of education.
2006-12-24 07:09:34 · answer #1 · answered by apicole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, I would like to point out that racism is not always a form of hatred or fear; I think it is more often a form of ignorant generalization.
Some people just believe that people of different races are better or worse at different things. This should not surprise us, as it is probably true to some degree. The human brain is designed to differentiate and generalize. The lesson is to teach that it can be dangerous and unfair to generalize based on race and other aspects of ourselves, especially those aspects that we cannot change.
Perhaps even a more important lesson would be to explain that scientists have determined that the whole concept of race is invalid. In just the last 15 years or so, geneticists have learned that we really are all brothers and sisters, descended from one tribe/family in Africa some 60,000 years ago. We are all Africans.
2006-12-24 15:37:39 · answer #2 · answered by HarryTikos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Changing someones mind about such an important issue without involving God is very difficult.
You could bring up that there is so many different races out there that you will have to work with them and they may become part of your family somehow later on in life so it would be a good idea to get over other races before people of your own race hate you.
2006-12-24 15:13:54 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We arent born racist we learn it and its sad it even exists. Governments promote racism through special rights that single out people for entitlement. Then others want what those have and it fuels more discontent. There are no bad colors or races, just bad people from many colors and races. Adults should learn from children the lesson of acceptance of others as they seem to be the least racist. To hate someone based on color only serves to make the hater worse than the hated.
2006-12-24 17:56:18 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't think of a way to convince someone that racism is a bad thing that does involve God. The Book (Bible, Quoran, and Torah, all based on the same book) has tons of racism in it, including telling people they are allowed to own slaves of a different race.
One of the best reasons not to be a racist is that it has a negative impact on your health. Racism is linked with anger and hate, and those negative emotions lead to increased risks of heart attacks and stroke. So if someone wants to be racist- fine. They're only killing themselves faster.
2006-12-24 15:27:41 · answer #5 · answered by Vadalia 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Convincing someone that hatred, that's what racism is, is an almost futile undertaking.
It takes a compassionate heart and an understanding spirit to realize that we are all the same.
Your ability to change their heart is very limited.
2006-12-24 15:10:16 · answer #6 · answered by drg5609 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
racism=discrimination
discrimination=hate
thus, racism=hate.
If that person wants to be a hateful kkk type of person, that's a choice. but it's a bad thing because hate backtracks the world's good and whoever WANTS to do that is in some serious need of help.
2006-12-24 15:06:59 · answer #7 · answered by bree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let that person dress up as a member of the race he "hates" for one day - i mean the whole tooty - facial paint, clothing the works, then turn him loose with no money, and ask him to go find a job and food - see if his attitude has changed by the end of the day or not.
2006-12-24 17:50:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Show them the results of racism; show them pictures of what was done to the very people their throwing their hatred at, show them a person who has experienced racisim and have them have a conversation about how it felt to have experienced it. Ask him how he would have felt if his people or he went through this.
2006-12-24 17:12:51 · answer #9 · answered by Dimples 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to convince yourself first before you were able to convince others, how's that for a start.?
2006-12-24 16:37:23 · answer #10 · answered by linda c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋