(December 12, 2018 at 9:34 am)tackattack Wrote: ok so similar to justice and blind justice. I'm down for informed trust instead of blind trust.
So instead of being PC or general civic principles of tolerance we would have time better spent shooting for a respectful(trust and understanding) and compassionate civic goals?
Where should it be limited? In the laws? To the person? In creative endeavors (music, art, speech) or should it always be a cornerstone of society?
"Respect" is a word I never use. Far more often than not, it is used, BY ALL LABELS, to mean "Don't bruise my ego" and or "Know your place."
I think Thomas Jefferson was a brilliant man and he once said, "Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions." But does that mean I have to "respect" that even given that, at the time of the signing of the Constitution slavery was still acceptable?
I use the word "value" instead. I will always value human rights and non violence, but I do not have to "respect" bad claims.
I will "value" evidence when it is provided.
