What is the definition of "prejudice" and how is it different from "disagreement" in reference to religion?

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DEATH FROM ABOVE: Perhaps you are also intelligent enough to know when you are misusing a word in order to garner sympathy.

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Answer 1

Prejudice is "pre" judging someone based on what you *think* you know about their religion. Disagreement is not agreeing with what they believe in after you have done your research.

Answer 2

An example of prejudice would be assuming that they are unintelligent, homophobia, hypocritical, and judgmental upon learning that they are a Christian (or immoral, bitter, and arrogant because they're an atheist, you could replace this with any stereotype) and treating them differently because of it. It means you allow your preconceived ideas to prevent you from actually learning anything about the person.

Disagreement is simply that. Failure to agree. You can disagree with a person's religious views, but recognize that religion is only a part who of they are, and not judge the other aspects of their personality based on this part.

Answer 3

prej·u·dice /ˈprɛdʒədɪs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[prej-uh-dis] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -diced, -dic·ing.
–noun 1. an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
2. any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable.
3. unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, esp. of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group.
4. such attitudes considered collectively: The war against prejudice is never-ending.
5. damage or injury; detriment: a law that operated to the prejudice of the majority.

Big difference!!

dis·a·gree·ment Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dis-uh-gree-muhnt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
2. lack of agreement; diversity; unlikeness: a disagreement of colors.
3. difference of opinion; dissent.
4. quarrel; dissension; argument.


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Answer 4

To me, prejudice suggests that because someone thinks or acts differently than you, you think they are inferior to you. Disagreement is more acknowledging that two people think differently, but that thinking differently doesn't make another person worse than you.

Answer 5

it is a difference between a snide, flip, dismissive comment and a genuine search for the truth. But you are certainly intelligent enought to know that...
EDIT: sympathy ??? why ? you are angaging in projection... I need no one's sympathy...

Answer 6

It always depends on whose ox is being gored.