for all people, no matter what your beliefs/lack of beliefs are?

Question

here's a great quote from wilson wilson, jr. from the 90's sitcom home improvement

"Ignorance is a breeding ground for prejudice"

do you agree? do you think a lot of people who don't know the truth about other faiths tend to discriminate against those people? why does it happen?

hey rico, don't hate on wilson wilson! he knows what he's talkin about

actually, i have no point. i just thought the quote was interesting and it applies to what we see on R & S

Answer 1

I have to agree with the ever so wise face hiding Wilson Wilson. People fear what they don't know. They speculate, and therefore form some ideas on the other religions (or even people). I personally think that people just need to leave other people alone, believe as they wish, and let others believe as they wish.

Answer 2

The point you miss entirely is that the entire arguement over who owns 'truth' is what fuels religion in the first place. if you didnt have the 'truth' about God, you wouldn't be a part of that religion anyhow, for what other reason is there to join?

Where does the power of religion truly come from: not from the power of faith but from the power of truth, for truth is the rock upon which faith can stand. You cannot have faith in a God or a prophet if you fundamentally think they aren't truthful or telling you a truth, and therein lies the rub: how much truth does it take to make people believe?

The answer is: not much. One could very easily argue that each religion is essentially a confined spiritual 'state' much like any country, and thus the 'truths' of each religion, therefore, are simply akin to the laws that govern each individual country. Just as no country has the same exact laws as another, so to does no religion have the exact same strictures and/or requirements. The 'truths' of each religion, therefore, are both valid (to the extent to which they promote and maintain their boundary) and invalid (to the extent to which they attempt to extend beyond their spiritual boundaries.)

In other words, who is to say that Jesus can't have a kingdom of his own (where his followers can congregate) and Mohammed have his own kingdom (where his followers can congregate) and Buddha have his own kingdom, and Confucius and Zeus and whatnot have their own?

It is entirely possible to be both right and wrong, to be truthful and a liar, to tell a truth (if 2+2=4) and then turn around and tell a lie (therefore, 4+ 4=12.)

One cannot determine what is prejudice until one understands what exactly is ignorance, or what one is ignorant about. And how can the ignorant discover their own ignorance since it is the very thing to which they are unaware and have little hope of being made aware? How can someone enlighten you if you do not know that you need to be enlightened?

Ignorance is indeed the breeding ground for prejudice, but such ignorance does not stop at any creed or writ of law.

Answer 3

Regardless of where it came from, it is a very valid point. I think that alot of people in todays society are biased due to ignorance aka lack of knowledge

People who tend to feel "less then" or inferior , try to cover it up by acting as if they are better, hence, egomaniacs with an inferiority complex.....

Perhaps is people would take a little time every now and again to actually see or study other faiths, it would promote a little bit more respect and tolerance.

Bless Them All
Blessed Be

Answer 4

I agree. If you dont know the truth about some religion, then all you'll hear of it (if you hear anything at all) will be rumors, which are usually spread only if they're interesting and rarely ever true. This can cause some people to hate the religion because they've only heard crazy rumors about it, when in truth it's pretty normal.

Just an example...it can happen in race, gender, and pretty much ANYTHING ELSE!!!

Answer 5

Yes, I do believe that this is true. Christians often attack Evolution as a man-from-monkey theory when it's not, and Atheists often close their minds to the idea that God might exist. They don't understand each other, or that intelligence, compassion, and other HUMAN qualities can exist on both sides. Really, we aren't as different as we are the same - it's just silly to get on each other's throats about unproveable (though not neccesarily false) ideas.

Answer 6

uncomplicated human nature. the factor is, what's the 'objective' to ridicule everybody? there is not any. people who do experience the could ridicule, have something lacking in themselves and basically placed others down with a view to make themselves experience established.

Answer 7

Many feel that their beliefs are the true way, and it fulfills their need to believe that they are a "good, moral" person. Anything that challenges that belief threatens their self-image, their self-delusional vision of grandeur and self-righteousness. Thus, they cling to their delusions blindly and fight to destroy anything that threatens their blind vision of "reality", because they instinctively know they can not cope with not having that sense of self-righteousness.

Answer 8

We're alot more alike than we are different, and we only know that if we are open enough to find out about each other....
So I would have to agree totally.

Answer 9

maybe

Some people actually research other faiths and can discriminate against them too. Interesting question.

Answer 10

this happens only when people have an inflated idea about their beliefs and of themselves and do not care to know anything about people who differ. They are narcissistic