Do you agree?? Personally, I do. I feel that, seperately, people can do and think great things. But when placed with others, people naturally change, a bit. And though in some cases they stay the same or become "more smart," the majority will in fact become less "smart."
2007-10-09 14:25:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I agree with you lady....The masses can be very idiotic at time.
And when debating in a group....its more about how you say things, and less about what you say. (aka...frickin pointless)
2007-10-10 14:32:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever it comes to war the idea war is inevitable blocks out the ideas the person really has to end wars. Each person might have similiar ideas that war is wrong and how to end it but be blocked by ideas of how things work. An Athiest might not see that a religiously motivated war like the current war cannot be defeated by reason but by looking at the historical record of The Pretext for it Allah or God. A religious person if approached about the possibility of adding in print in The Holy Books of both the Geneva Conventions to each with the suggestion that The Geneva Conventions be applied would not accept it. Definately not the ones being fought. The Athiest would not understand that The Geneva Conventions could be used to convict The Pretext of War Crimes even if it does not exist The Pretext is technically guilty of numerous crimes throughout history and is and always will be used as a Pretext. The thing to do would be to apply legal laws in what are claimed to be Supernatural circumstances as well. Maybe this is not smart but this seems the way.
2007-10-09 22:09:33 · answer #2 · answered by darren m 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I do agree. The group dynamic under the right circumstances can quickly turn a group of otherwise rational civilized individuals into a mindless, violent mob.
2007-10-10 21:58:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh I agree.
Crowds & large groups of people have what's called a "mob mentatlity"---they tend to lack better judgement in order to go along with a majority of the group. It happens often with riots, mobs, government, protests, religion and so on.
2007-10-09 21:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by Calliope 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the person and how "stupid" they make themselves act, and whether the person is stupid enough to reduce themselves to animal instincts by following the stupidity of the crowd.
2007-10-09 21:29:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think a person alone is gentle but people are evil, when a person is in a group he tries to fit in and sometimes it turns him into an asshole with total disregard of other peoples feelings
2007-10-09 23:33:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋