Intolerance Born of Ignorance: The Real Threat to Humanity
January 20, 2012 in anglican church, Atheism, Authority, Belief, bible, Canada, Catholic Church, christianity, Doctrine, Education, Ethics, Invalid Belief, islam, judaism, Judicial Matters, Law, Morality, Philosophy, Reason, Religion, Religious Freedom, Religious Persons, Science, Social Justice, Valid Belief, World Issues
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I am becoming increasingly upset at the intolerance that is permeating this world: both because of the severity of this intolerance and because of its frequency across the globe. One thing is certain, humanity’s future hangs in a delicate balance. It is still within our control to change our course; we still have the ability to walk down a new path. But this change will not come easily. For us to steer clear of this suicidal path we must begin respecting one another as fellow human beings, something which entails much more than simply not killing one another. It also entails learning about the natural world such that we can all work together to ensure that neither violence, nor pollution, nor inaction will be the cause of our downfall. Our long-term survival as a species requires us to put an end to intolerance in all of its many different expressions. And as we shall see, intolerance can only ever be routed out if we no longer allow ignorance to be commonplace. This is not to say that you will ever be able to prevent all forms of ignorance – but it does mean that as a species we can firmly decree that when it comes to this society or that, no law or policy can be based on any premise for which there is zero evidence or no good reason. Read the rest of this entry →
