It's 2009 and

"We" are still intolerant of other's race, gender, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. Why is that? Is humanity destined to never reach enlightenedment? I for one have no problem with the differences between people...but after spending the morning reading some of these threads I have come to the conclusion that there is no hope that humans will do the right thing.

Your thoughts?

Really? That was the tipping point into misanthropy? You're a smart guy, I'm surprised you haven't figured it out by now. It is much, MUCH easier to spread peace than hate. Proof of concept: it took 246 years for black people in America to not be slaves anymore; Hitler put Jews and other people in camps within his first five years of power.

And that's exactly where your self-absorbence reveals itself clearly. Progress has occured around us in abundance, especially in the past 10-15 years. If you haven't noticed, you're self-absorbed. :)3-Legged_Man

"We" are still intolerant of other's race, gender, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. Why is that? Is humanity destined to never reach enlightenedment? I for one have no problem with the differences between people...but after spending the morning reading some of these threads I have come to the conclusion that there is no hope that humans will do the right thing.

Your thoughts?

LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="3-Legged_Man"] And that's exactly where your self-absorbence reveals itself clearly. Progress has occured around us in abundance, especially in the past 10-15 years. If you haven't noticed, you're self-absorbed. :)LJS9502_basic

"We" are still intolerant of other's race, gender, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. Why is that? Is humanity destined to never reach enlightenedment? I for one have no problem with the differences between people...but after spending the morning reading some of these threads I have come to the conclusion that there is no hope that humans will do the right thing.

Your thoughts?

LJS9502_basic

I guess one thought that I have is why you're making a judgment about the state of humanity based on the postings found on a video game website.

"We" are still intolerant of other's race, gender, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. Why is that? Is humanity destined to never reach enlightenedment? I for one have no problem with the differences between people...but after spending the morning reading some of these threads I have come to the conclusion that there is no hope that humans will do the right thing.

Your thoughts?

I guess one thought that I have is why you're making a judgment about the state of humanity based on the postings found on a video game website.

"We" are still intolerant of other's race, gender, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. Why is that? Is humanity destined to never reach enlightenedment? I for one have no problem with the differences between people...but after spending the morning reading some of these threads I have come to the conclusion that there is no hope that humans will do the right thing.

Your thoughts?

I guess one thought that I have is why you're making a judgment about the state of humanity based on the postings found on a video game website.

[QUOTE="3-Legged_Man"][QUOTE="Decessus"]I guess one thought that I have is why you're making a judgment about the state of humanity based on the postings found on a video game website. btaylor2404

[QUOTE="3-Legged_Man"][QUOTE="Decessus"]

I guess one thought that I have is why you're making a judgment about the state of humanity based on the postings found on a video game website.

btaylor2404

How exactly does you being older having any relevancy to this discussion? It seems a little condescending to me.

As to the actual topic. You are making a judgment on the whole of humanity based on a group that represents probably .00001% (probably even less) of the entire population of the planet. How exactly does that make any sense?

"We" are still intolerant of other's race, gender, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. Why is that? Is humanity destined to never reach enlightenedment? I for one have no problem with the differences between people...but after spending the morning reading some of these threads I have come to the conclusion that there is no hope that humans will do the right thing.

Your thoughts?

LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="btaylor2404"][QUOTE="3-Legged_Man"] I agree. I guess he thinks the whole world is on Gamespot.Decessus

How exactly does you being older having any relevancy to this discussion? It seems a little condescending to me.

As to the actual topic. You are making a judgment on the whole of humanity based on a group that represents probably .00001% (probably even less) of the entire population of the planet. How exactly does that make any sense?

Again, I would have expected this generation to be more tolerant. Being older condescending? I'm merely making an observation that as an older GS member I was surprised at the level of intolerance on the boards, that's all. I thought that the younger generation was moving on. No I'm not making a judgement on all of humanity, it's just a snap-shot.

[QUOTE="btaylor2404"][QUOTE="3-Legged_Man"] I agree. I guess he thinks the whole world is on Gamespot.3-Legged_Man

as a parent raising children not to act this way, I hoped there would be more parents doing the same.btaylor2404

Again, I would have expected this generation to be more tolerant. Being older condescending? I'm merely making an observation that as an older GS member I was surprised at the level of intolerance on the boards, that's all. I thought that the younger generation was moving on. No I'm not making a judgement on all of humanity, it's just a snap-shot.

btaylor2404

It was actually the original poster who was passing judgment on humanity. However, I've bolded a portion of your last post to show that you are making a judgment on a particular generation of people. You're claiming that this generation isn't more tolerant than previous generations, but the only thing you are basing that claim on is the postings found of this website.

[QUOTE="btaylor2404"] as a parent raising children not to act this way, I hoped there would be more parents doing the same.3-Legged_Man

I don't think the issue is whether or not kids deserve the blame. The issue is whether or not kids are more or less tolerant than they were in previous generations. That's what I've gotten from these posts so far anyway.

[QUOTE="3-Legged_Man"][QUOTE="btaylor2404"] as a parent raising children not to act this way, I hoped there would be more parents doing the same.Decessus

I don't think the issue is whether or not kids deserve the blame. The issue is whether or not kids are more or less tolerant than they were in previous generations. That's what I've gotten from these posts so far anyway.

I think they are more tolerant, naturally. But any intolerance that does show, is coming from left over nonsense they absorbed from their parents and other older people.3-Legged_Man

Certainly some intolerance is the result of upbringing, but I don't think that's the only reason there is intolerance in the world. I think a lot of it has to do with the way the human brain works. One way that our brain helps us make sense of the world is to catagorize things. We can look at a table that we have never seen before because in our brain we have a basic idea of what a table is suppose to look like. The downside to this however is that while people can't be catagorized quite so easily, our brains still kind of naturally do it. If something bad happens to us, especially when we are young and our brains are still developing, then this can have a pretty big influence on how we view the world.

[QUOTE="btaylor2404"]

Again, I would have expected this generation to be more tolerant. Being older condescending? I'm merely making an observation that as an older GS member I was surprised at the level of intolerance on the boards, that's all. I thought that the younger generation was moving on. No I'm not making a judgement on all of humanity, it's just a snap-shot.

Decessus

It was actually the original poster who was passing judgment on humanity. However, I've bolded a portion of your last post to show that you are making a judgment on a particular generation of people. You're claiming that this generation isn't more tolerant than previous generations, but the only thing you are basing that claim on is the postings found of this website.

[QUOTE="Decessus"]

[QUOTE="3-Legged_Man"] That's exactly what I'm talking about, though. Other parents are not, so you can't blame the kids.3-Legged_Man

I don't think the issue is whether or not kids deserve the blame. The issue is whether or not kids are more or less tolerant than they were in previous generations. That's what I've gotten from these posts so far anyway.

Actually it's not passing judgement when clear examples are in front of you. It's called an observation but I look forward to your opposing proof. And for the record...it exists outside gamespot as well. But you knew that........;)LJS9502_basic

In your original post you said that because of a the intolerant messages on this board, you've concluded that there is no hope for any humans to ever do the right thing. How does a few intolerant posts translate to the entire human race being intolerant?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Actually it's not passing judgement when clear examples are in front of you. It's called an observation but I look forward to your opposing proof. And for the record...it exists outside gamespot as well. But you knew that........;)Decessus

In your original post you said that because of a the intolerant messages on this board, you've concluded that there is no hope for any humans to ever do the right thing. How does a few intolerant posts translate to the entire human race being intolerant?

It was never just about the posts though spending a day reading them made me realize intolerance is accepted.LJS9502_basic

Would you say that, in general, society today is more tolerant than it was 100 years ago?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]It was never just about the posts though spending a day reading them made me realize intolerance is accepted.Decessus

Would you say that, in general, society today is more tolerant than it was 100 years ago?

is it? Or are laws in existence to keep some things in check? If we repealed the laws would society still be more tolerant?LJS9502_basic

Who created the laws in the first place?

Humans will do what they feel benefits them. What is 'right'?CptJSparrow

That's true, but I think more and more people are realizing that a tolerant attitude towards other people's beliefs and ideas does benefit them.

"We" are still intolerant of other's race, gender, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. Why is that? Is humanity destined to never reach enlightenedment? I for one have no problem with the differences between people...but after spending the morning reading some of these threads I have come to the conclusion that there is no hope that humans will do the right thing.

Your thoughts?

LJS9502_basic

The right thing is to be intolerant.

It is in our nature to destroy ourselves.entropyecho

[QUOTE="entropyecho"]It is in our nature to destroy ourselves.Decessus

I've respawned.

But you knew that........;)LJS9502_basic