Intolerance of another person's ideas through intimidation or ridicule is intellectual repression. You won't elevate a discussion by promoting a program anti-intellectual repression. Intolerance of a person for his religious beliefs is a form of intellectual intolerance. There are times when we have differences of opinion and at times those differences may be intended to have other social effects. That is why it is important not to waste your efforts in the support of blatant intolerance.
We all have moments where learning can only be achieved the hard way. I am not suggesting that it is easy to avoid the complications of trying to strongly express an opinion or elevate a discussion. But each of us has the opportunity and responsibility to learn from his mistakes. But this cannot be done simplistically. It has to be done by examining a situation from different levels other than than the prejudices and hostilities that you brought to it. This message has content. And that content is directly related to agi. Jim Bromer ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=111637683-c8fa51 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
