Question:
Why do we all judge each other instead of accepting each other and striving for right?
Blair Waldorf
2008-06-29 03:33:10 UTC
I know that evryone has there beliefs and they can all justify it but nobody has SOLID PROOF of anything. That means that there aren't any wrong way and right way to do things(except if you hurting someone)

So why do we judge, it's human nature but can't we all be more tolerant. Whether you are Muslim, christian, jew, hindu, we all not perfect so why look down upon each other and on people who does something wrong within the religion? It's between them and God and them and their soul.

Why do we stereotype these people?
We cannot say who is better and who is worst as the OPEN sin they commit is just one speck amongst their deeds and if they not huring anyone-esp intentionally, then why judge?
Eight answers:
anonymous
2008-06-29 03:50:13 UTC
"I know that evryone has there beliefs and they can all justify it but nobody has SOLID PROOF of anything. That means that there aren't any wrong way and right way to do things(except if you hurting someone)"



No, it doesn't mean that at all. Just because there isn't proof of something doesn't mean we can't tell. All of science - every single thing that we know about the world around us - is based on knowledge that falls short of proof. Nonetheless, we know all of those things, and that knowledge serves us quite well.



The religious obsession with absolute proof has led countless people to completely ignore the fact that we can make solid, correct judgments on the basis of evidence, and that doing so has been spectacularly successful.



"doesnt religion telll us not to judge"



Yes, some religions do tell us not to judge. That's probably good advice for the kinds of people who follow religions, and are ill-equipped to make good judgments.
nondescript
2008-06-29 03:39:26 UTC
Judging is natural and not a bad thing.



The problem is when we judge each other based on trivial differences and paint the whole person with that judgement. It's ok to not like something about what another person does. Just realize that one characteristic doesn't mean the person is totally bad.



Unfortunately, we do have a tendency to stereotype. There's a lot to think about in this world, and we tend to create shortcuts to thinking about them. This includes dividing up who we like and dislike. Generalizing is not always bad, but it should be recognized as such and not depended on too much.



We can reduce these tendencies to stereotype others by thinking of the world as one humanity. Traveling to other countries and meeting more people helps with this. Having friends from other countries in chat groups is a cheaper way to do this. You can also meet people who have moved here from other countries.



However, politics and religion really work against accepting others for who they are. Politics likes to divide people into neat little voting blocks, often using religion to do this. They create wedge issues that define lines and pit people against other people. Religion is worse, though. It paints the "us verses them" mentality as a fight between good and evil with eternal consequences. Even religions that claim to be tolerant only do so to the point that they think they can convert someone. After that, "love thy enemies" turns into "an eye for an eye", "don't be unequally yokes" or "don't throw pearls before swine".



Christians to like to claim that they "judge the sin, not the person", but they don't seem to do this on a practical level. They still tend to do things like trying to take away rights from homosexuals. It would be nice if they could just judge people based on specific actions and not stereotype, but this is difficult when you believe a person is either "saved" or "unsaved".
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2016-10-03 16:20:15 UTC
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anonymous
2008-06-29 03:41:43 UTC
I accept everyone up until the point where they make it clear that they are unwilling to accept or tolerate me. At that point I judge them to be immoral, heartless, empty shells of people.
DanĀ²
2008-06-29 03:44:51 UTC
humans always judge, discriminate and catergorise it makes it easier for us to percieve and deal with the world. Its our nature to simplify all external stimuli be the the natural world or other people
anonymous
2008-06-29 03:39:33 UTC
we are social animals, we judge all the time. You judge who you will date, who you will hang out with. We ALL make distinctions.
M3
2008-06-29 03:42:36 UTC
Because we like to feel that we are better than other people. If we didn't believe our views were the 'right' views, we wouldn't believe in them.
rupee100
2008-06-29 04:03:01 UTC
Hindus do not judge non Hindus. Period.


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