Comments | gretchen_marie: Black and White Thinking

gretchen_marie

Black and White Thinking

Oct 20, 2011 12:37

I cannot abide people who refuse to see shades of gray in this world. Let's face it... there are shades of gray EVERYWHERE. In every field, in every topic. And no one in the world has the right to say, "this is how it is for everyone who is *insert a group ( Read more... )

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miintikwa October 20 2011, 23:37:20 UTC

I completely agree with you, and don't get the binary thinking that causes the whole "us or them" mentality.

Sigh. Here's hoping you are able to do some mind-changing with your presentation!

ditzwill October 21 2011, 00:48:57 UTC

I know when I dismiss something out of hand or refuse to acknowledge the worth of a logical comment it's because I'm afraid of its validity and potential to change the way I think about something. Sounds like what she was doing. Tragic.

kinkysmart October 22 2011, 06:22:23 UTC

There is a hell of a lot of black and what thinkers in my law school class - and the classes, the cases, the issues are mostly shades of gray. I notice that the younger the student, the more binary their thinking. Some of them are very scary in their doctrinal belief system. Maybe I was at that age, too. Can't remember.