2007-08-23 11:43:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
gorgeoustxwoman: It means you consider your cultural viewpoint to be superior to all others. See:
http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/ethnocentrism-faq.htm
2007-08-23 11:51:43 · update #1
Haha, I should have read the link more. That's a fundy site. Ok, wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnocentrism
2007-08-23 11:52:51 · update #2
All ideas are equal, some are just more equal than others.
2007-08-23 11:55:30 · answer #1 · answered by Laptop Jesus 3.9 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The basic assumption for this question is incorrect. NOT all ideas are equally valid.
Ideas based on logical falicies (as many are) are by definition invalid.
This is a common mistake people make when trying to be open minded. Some people's reasoning is simply invalid!
2007-08-23 11:55:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"ethnocentric"? There you go again with words I have no idea what they mean!
1. Relating to or holding the belief that one's own cultural tradition or racial group is superior to all others.
The key word here to me is "superior".
Shouldn't we all be equal? We are all human. As humans, we make mistakes and have flaws.
2007-08-23 11:49:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I suppose that's a good reason to reject the claim that all ideas are equally valid.
2007-08-23 11:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's why I don't accept the concept that all ideas are equally valid.
2007-08-23 11:51:51 · answer #5 · answered by Brent Y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you think all ideas are equally valid? Post modernistic thinking is going out of style.
2007-08-23 11:50:29 · answer #6 · answered by Mutations Killed Darwin Fish 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All ideas are equally ideas and are valid as ideas. But not all ideas are equally valid as reality.
2007-08-23 11:50:26 · answer #7 · answered by The Bog Nug 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yessir, there is no way to keep everyone happy. It is just not possible.
Everyone has the right of opinion. Even if in their opinion others opinions aren't valid?
2007-08-23 11:49:05 · answer #8 · answered by Link , Padawan of Yoda 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummmmm....I don't actually think that *all* ideas are equally valid.
I just don't think that mine are the only valid ideas.
2007-08-23 12:50:00 · answer #9 · answered by Raven's Voice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean like creationist "theories"?
2007-08-23 11:51:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋