Is ignorance of other cultures a factor in the breeding of intolerance?

Question

Your views, please.

And as with my last question, I have not stated my opinions, I am merely asking what you think. So please, keep the agression to a minimum.

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Answer 1

Yes, I think so.

Ignorance of other cultures promotes an egocentric worldview.

When that view is shattered by eventual exposure to other cultures, the resultant shock can cause violent, bigoted behavior in what is *perceived* as self-preservation.

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Answer 2

"Is ignorance of other cultures a factor in the breeding of intolerance?" Well, I could be equally intolerant of people in my culture - for NOT following my culture close enough to suit my ideal of who my culture is. (I have no education into why intolerance and hate are present any longer in humanity, so I can not help much with this deep a question.)
Not understanding a neighbors culture by the fact of never being introduced to it by family, or community IS a factor in some of the troubles today, I can see that.
Being told all tall people play volleyball - usually is embarrassing when meeting a tall person that does not play. Wait that's not intolerant.
What's intolerant?
OK, I'm back, I can't grasp thinking a person of another culture can't be like me, live like me, etc., so I'm sorry to have wasted your time.
intolerant:
2 a : unwilling to grant equal freedom of expression especially in religious matters b : unwilling to grant or share social, political, or professional rights : BIGOTED

I guess the danger would be in the degree of ignorance, or in the communities/teachers to welcome others - would miscues and mistakes be blown out of proportion, or easily explained and no grudge held?
We've only been seriously mixing cultures for such a short period of time, 100 years or so, (shipping and now airplane travel) I would think we have done above average, but of course humans should get along better.
Also many fear we are blending together too fast - and concepts will be forgotten or blurred/blended wrongly (liver in a milkshake). In America I love the speed of the mushing up of cultures, but I'm American and my culture started out mushed up from day 1! Here 200+ years later we have tacos or whatever, for Thanksgiving, and that's how it should be. I better stop.
Sorry to ramble so.

Answer 3

No, intolerance is a factor in breeding ignorance of other cultures.

Answer 4

i think that although that can be one factor merely educating people isn't enough without any empathy

also teaching evolution as fact leads to folks supposing that each race is at a different point along a line of advancement whereas it de emphases the importance of all humans being part of one overall group

Answer 5

i imagine so, yet no longer deliberately - if human beings believe what they are telling others interior the variety of religion is real, then they gained't imagine that is incorrect, yet i imagine most of human beings today have distorted the real which ability in the back of a mess of those religions and function bred the intolerance, lack of know-how and apathy interior the international today

Answer 6

There are a lot of factors that contribute in the breeding of intolerance. Ignorance is a big one. It's right up there with "Insecurity in one's own faith".

Answer 7

Sometimes. Hi Red Queen!

Answer 8

definitely. when someone misunderstands a religion or culture and doesn't try to understand it, they begin to hate or at least dislike it. many misconceptions are reponsible for intolerance toward people of different groups and cultures today. i believe you shouldnt hold any negative opinion toward any religion/culture before you study it completely. with ignorance you are not entitled to an opinion toward it

Answer 9

Agree. An ignorant with initiative is probably the most dangerous person.

Answer 10

Yo damme skippy it is. Especially in North America and European cultures.