"Why is it… our education systems, our social mechanisms, we are not doing enough to stir up humanity in a human being, we are trying to fix it with morality and it's never worked. All we will do is divide people into different kinds of moral sects and they will always fight" -Sadhguru
Month: February 2022
Investigating Words: “Preconceived Opinion”
I was looking at some words this morning, starting with the word Bias, and this is the dictionary definition: Bias: "a prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group, compared with another" And within this the word Prejudice: "a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience" When I … Continue reading Investigating Words: “Preconceived Opinion”
Does having preconceptions make you Racist?
I agree that people who are in fact consciously Racist - need to be made uncomfortable and challenged on their ideology. But we need to be careful not to group everyone into the ‘Racist ideology’ category when they may just be dealing with subconscious or unconscious conditioning based on their upbringing and environment.