Bigotry is a major source of unhappiness for other people
and maybe yourself too.
Let me add to the melancholic strain the blog has been going into...
Anyone ever accused you of a being a bigot?
big·ot·ry /ˈbɪgətri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[big-uh-tree] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -ries.
1. stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.
2. the actions, beliefs, prejudices, etc., of a bigot.
Often, the bigot attempts to propagate his/her's beliefs and prejudices in the feeble guise of intellectual argument. How do we spot the bigot? It's actually quite easy, because it's quite obvious. The listener will experience a sense of frustration that the conversation is going nowhere, and that nothing he or she says will change the mind of the (suspected) bigot. He or she would want to end the conversation quickly or turn to other means to divert the bigot's attention to less irritating subjects.
Sounds familiar? often we fall into the same trap ourselves. The inability to accept the opinions of others, insisting that we are the only ones who are right. When will this stupidity end? We live in a pluralistic world. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. You are definitely entitled to your own, just don't attempt to force your opinion onto others. Especially for us university students. An open mind is the golden road. A close and stuffy mind breed disease, arrogance and humbug. An argument is not a fight, it's actually more of a dance where partners exchange views and ideas which they may or may not modify their own. Brushing logical and clear thought aside with a sweeping hand of biases and prejudices will not improve yourself, neither does playing with words and definitions and trying to trap the other in ineffectual grammar or vocabulary. That, my friends, is known as sophistry.
My two cents. Though on hind sight this sounds like a bigoted argument against bigotry. Unless you look upon it as a philosophy on life.
-麦克拍客
Let me add to the melancholic strain the blog has been going into...
Anyone ever accused you of a being a bigot?
big·ot·ry /ˈbɪgətri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[big-uh-tree] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -ries.
1. stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.
2. the actions, beliefs, prejudices, etc., of a bigot.
Often, the bigot attempts to propagate his/her's beliefs and prejudices in the feeble guise of intellectual argument. How do we spot the bigot? It's actually quite easy, because it's quite obvious. The listener will experience a sense of frustration that the conversation is going nowhere, and that nothing he or she says will change the mind of the (suspected) bigot. He or she would want to end the conversation quickly or turn to other means to divert the bigot's attention to less irritating subjects.
Sounds familiar? often we fall into the same trap ourselves. The inability to accept the opinions of others, insisting that we are the only ones who are right. When will this stupidity end? We live in a pluralistic world. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. You are definitely entitled to your own, just don't attempt to force your opinion onto others. Especially for us university students. An open mind is the golden road. A close and stuffy mind breed disease, arrogance and humbug. An argument is not a fight, it's actually more of a dance where partners exchange views and ideas which they may or may not modify their own. Brushing logical and clear thought aside with a sweeping hand of biases and prejudices will not improve yourself, neither does playing with words and definitions and trying to trap the other in ineffectual grammar or vocabulary. That, my friends, is known as sophistry.
My two cents. Though on hind sight this sounds like a bigoted argument against bigotry. Unless you look upon it as a philosophy on life.
-麦克拍客
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