I tend to see Molly's point, that a personal bias in itself may not be the problem. And Lee's too, that personal bias may be the problem. There's no conflict.
And, perhaps OM's ( yet unsaid ), that all bias is the problem ( ignorance ). That's how ideas and beliefs are. Life and living however is a different ball game, with unpredictables, irrational, warlike. I would suggest we all keep a bias in favour of the good ( we'll ideate later ...), of competencies, of understanding, of freedom, of positive value, of opportunities to improve, of compassion, of fearlessness, of non - violence, of freedom from subjectivity and objectivity, even while using either as necessary ... On Feb 3, 9:23 pm, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Ohh I'm not so sure Molly. > > What if such bias was demonstratedly wrong? If a man holds a bias due > to the colour of another mans skin, then that will cause problems in > his assoctitions with others would it not? > > On 3 Feb, 16:19, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I am not sure that personal bias in itself presents problems for us, > > but judging someone else based on that bias certainly does, and > > creates the tone for conflict. In addition, if our bias is based on > > fear - fear that there will not be enough for everyone, fear that what > > I have will be taken from me, fear of anything, the fear immediately > > puts us into an oppositional state and again sets the tone for > > conflict. > > > On Feb 3, 9:12 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > We all have it, how does it effect us, can it be a hinderance to some > > > things? > > > > Yesterday our office manager at work (a close personal friend) was > > > walking around with one of those high visibilty patch jackets on, you > > > know the ones that bikers wear over their leathers. (she was on her > > > way home and yes she is indeed a biker) It was bareing an ad for a > > > rally > > > agianst the proposed £1 parking fee for bikes in London. > > > > Traditionaly parking for bikes in London has always been free, but now > > > of course we find that there are too many motor viechiles on the roads > > > of our little island nation for traffic to move fast going anywhere. > > > > The major of London has implmented a congestion charge scheme for all > > > those who wish to drive into the city and inner London, both to grab > > > some cash and to ease congestion in inner London. > > > > When I saw this, the first thought I had was one which originated out > > > of one of my own personal biases. I thought cheeky cow don't want to > > > pay a mimimal charge for parking her bike in the city. > > > > I belive that there are too many motor veichels in our country and > > > that this number will only increase and so we must do what we can to > > > limit the spread, make getting a licence harder, or even tax people > > > out of owning cars. > > > > Let me add a little to this. I am all for freedom of movment, and > > > don't have anything against car ownership, or car owners apart from > > > there are already too many of them and the situation can only get > > > worse. > > > > Yet I do try to live a life that is not hypocritical and so I do not > > > own nor intend to own a car myself. > > > > We can see what my bias in this matter is and why I hold it. I'll > > > admit that my thought certianly arose because of this bias, yet I > > > think that my belife is a valid concern. A £1 per day for parking > > > your bike seems very little money to me, and I can't understand the > > > concern that our bikers have for this scheme. I certianly don't mind > > > paying the taxes and extra chrges that I have to pay, yes even if I > > > don't agree with something, yet can still see the need fot it. > > > > So what I want to know is how far can personal bias push your mind > > > into not excepting something that if it wasn't for such bias you would > > > actulay agree with?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
