The question that I faced today was whether I should accept certain things to be set. For example, are norms and values to be accepted without argument? Secondly I was told that certain things can't be changed. For example, norms and value can't be changed.
This idea is in my view the death of society. At the point where we accept that everything is fixed and we should not bother to try and change those factors we might as well not bother doing anything. Secondly, this argument has been destroyed many times over, and the people that advocate this idea have a significant problem with accepting that change is happening. Without changes in believes and norms Russia would still be called the Soviet Union, apartheid would still be an accepted government policy, and more importantly, we'd probably never have evolved beyond the loincloth. Why would we stop wearing loincloths and animal skins if that was the norm at the time?? Why bother inventing the wheel, we're perfectly capable of transporting ourselves by foot, and everyone does it that way so why shouldn't we? Ignorance is stupidity disguised, and everyone is guilty of it in some way or form.
It comes down to how we treat people. The norm is to treat people differently in different situations. Break the norm and you are not accepted, or looked at funny. Once the norm has evolved the idiot that came up with the idea is long forgotten. More importantly, the idiot is probably holding a grudge because the norm by which he was treated was unfair, has been identified as unfair and changed, yet no apology is made. Why? Apologising is seen as a form of guilt, which means that the person apologising should be held accountable, and everyone hates accountability...
That's my rant of the month... Hope you enjoyed it...
Have a good one...
This idea is in my view the death of society. At the point where we accept that everything is fixed and we should not bother to try and change those factors we might as well not bother doing anything. Secondly, this argument has been destroyed many times over, and the people that advocate this idea have a significant problem with accepting that change is happening. Without changes in believes and norms Russia would still be called the Soviet Union, apartheid would still be an accepted government policy, and more importantly, we'd probably never have evolved beyond the loincloth. Why would we stop wearing loincloths and animal skins if that was the norm at the time?? Why bother inventing the wheel, we're perfectly capable of transporting ourselves by foot, and everyone does it that way so why shouldn't we? Ignorance is stupidity disguised, and everyone is guilty of it in some way or form.
It comes down to how we treat people. The norm is to treat people differently in different situations. Break the norm and you are not accepted, or looked at funny. Once the norm has evolved the idiot that came up with the idea is long forgotten. More importantly, the idiot is probably holding a grudge because the norm by which he was treated was unfair, has been identified as unfair and changed, yet no apology is made. Why? Apologising is seen as a form of guilt, which means that the person apologising should be held accountable, and everyone hates accountability...
That's my rant of the month... Hope you enjoyed it...
Have a good one...
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