The Knowledge of Good and Evil and How Everyone is Wrong but Me (part deux?)

[oythegreat]

Everyone is Wrong but Me

I recently researched this quote: "The more I love humanity in general, the less I love man in particular." (From The Brothers Karamazov) I managed to find the page and chapter it came from, but also discovered that the quote has been embraced as something of a banner cry of intellectuals--not because it illustrates how

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[tko_ak]

Individuals do awful things. Groups of individuals can do awful things, too, especially when they defer to the sociopaths among them (or are simply guilty of willful ignorance or inaction, like in the case of the average German during World War II

[oythegreat]

I like some of your points. And I agree that stereotyping has its purpose. We need to sort people in order to maintain our sanity, I believe. :)

It's not that an abstract view of humanity is a problem in itself. It's when it becomes a faith of sorts and destroys our ability to see humans as individuals, that's when it becomes an issue.

[madenu777]

Coyla, wow loved every bit of that. That's rare I think I agree with everything :). My only thing is NONE of that takes into account my desire to be efficient, everything you talked about is time consuming, most people don't want to/are too lazy to go through all that. Its easier to be smart sometimes :)

"1C. 1 Corinthians 13:13
"And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love."

There is a reason knowledge isn't listed as a virtue, because it's not."

YES woman YES!

Simply amazing I guess im just responding to tell you how awesome this was, cause I dont have any smart...or NOT smart to add to it :)

*laughs maniacally* fades.

[oythegreat]

:)

[grease_1978]

Great post, Oy!

"Knowing is HALF the battle."
- GI Joe

[oythegreat]

A GI Joe quote! You can always find TRUTH from little plastic army men. :)

[beacbjo]

***getting the cutsies!*** I freaking miss you Chrissy!