tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post6416741518018357528..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Humility: The Foundation of Not RevilingPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-80878134819833175502008-11-22T07:48:00.000-05:002008-11-22T07:48:00.000-05:00"We have come to revile out of habit."Anonymous, Y..."We have come to revile out of habit."<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, You just nailed one of my primary concerns about our modern society - that we are so reflexively polarizing. It's so easy to stereotype and construct straw man arguments on either side of any issue, and much of our media seems to buy into this practice. <BR/><BR/>I believe this is at least one of the foundational developments of "the Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-87065292488051093152008-11-22T07:36:00.000-05:002008-11-22T07:36:00.000-05:00On reflection,I wonder if academia gives us permis...On reflection,I wonder if academia gives us permission to be more dismissive of the arguments of others ,there is an expectation of robustness that the hearer may not buy into.I think we disrespect the views of others,the experiences of others,habitually and media portrayal of the lives of others is often either sterreotypical or dismissive.I think it's a difficult age in which to treat each Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com