And besides, being open to others' ideas doesn't mean that you don't judge their merit. It means that you don't PREjudge their merit. That's what prejudice is.
I'll quote Carl Sagan here:
"Prejudice is making a judgment before you have looked at the facts. Postjudice is making a judgment afterwards. Prejudice is terrible, in the sense that you commit injustices and you make serious mistakes. Postjudice is not terrible. You can't be perfect of course; you may make mistakes also. But it is permissible to make a judgment after you have examined the evidence. In some circles it is even encouraged."
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Date: 2004-09-10 05:31 pm (UTC)And besides, being open to others' ideas doesn't mean that you don't judge their merit. It means that you don't PREjudge their merit. That's what prejudice is.
I'll quote Carl Sagan here:
"Prejudice is making a judgment before you have looked at the facts. Postjudice is making a judgment afterwards. Prejudice is terrible, in the sense that you commit injustices and you make serious mistakes. Postjudice is not terrible. You can't be perfect of course; you may make mistakes also. But it is permissible to make a judgment after you have examined the evidence. In some circles it is even encouraged."