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发帖数: 29846 | 1 by Rick aka Mr. Brutally Honest
Brandon Vogt is going to the core of why the divide is so vast and seemingly
unbridgeable:
In light of the Chick-Fil-A controversy, I now realize modern man is
almost incapable of distinguishing between these four things:
1. Approval and Implicit Condemnation. Just because you support one
thing doesn’t mean you’re viciously antagonistic toward another (i.e. “
anti-” the opposite.) If Dan Cathy supports traditional marriage between
one man and one woman, that doesn’t mean he ipso facto “hates gay people”
or is “anti-gay.”
2. Disagreeing and Hating. I disagree with ideas all the time. This does
not necessitate hating the person who proposed them. Your beliefs are not
your identity.
3. Beliefs and People. This is somewhat similar to #2. Rejecting a
belief does not equal rejecting a person. You can reject the validity of
same-sex marriage on philosophical and social grounds while still profoundly
loving people with same-sex attraction. I reject at least some opinions or
actions from each of my friends (such as “double-rainbows are boring” or
“playing the lottery is wise.”) They in turn reject plenty of my own. But
we don’t hate each other. In fact, just the opposite is true. Our
relationship is grounded on a communion of persons, not a symmetry of
beliefs.
4. Bigotry and Disagreement. The definition of bigot is “one unwilling
to tolerate opinions different than his own”—not “someone who disagrees
with me.” Toleration doesn’t require agreement, merely recognition and
respect. (Ironically, those quickest to accuse people of bigotry are often
bigoted about their flawed definition of “bigot.”)
The solution to these failures is not more dialogue. It’s better
philosophy, logic, and reason.
Better philosphy, logic and reason... all of which I found in Catholicism as
an aside but mentioning that in too many circles will do nothing but bring
more hatred.
Sad.
Carry on. |
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