--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In any case, of course you have to discriminate and > make evolutionary decisions; that isn't what I mean > by "judgmentalism." You can say, e.g., I choose to > do THIS rather than THAT, without saying, They're > selfish and unspiritual because they choose to do THAT > rather than THIS (implied: And my choice shows I'm > selfless and spiritually superior). And you can > certainly also attempt to persuade them to stop doing > THAT and start doing THIS without being judgmental. >
I've held on to making a distinction between what is "discrimination" (in the non-prejudice sense of the word)and judgmentalism. To discriminate is to use one's common sense and awareness of reality and previously learned knowledge. Judgmentalism is taking a morally superior position, wether earned or unearned, and casting a value determination of superiority over the judged. It leads to a game of my "my karma is better than your karma". ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
