WE NEED TO BEWARE OF MAKING SWEEPING GENERALIZATIONS
--positive, negative or otherwise.
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Sure there is a role for the process of generalizing, but it can lead to false conclusions.
For example: Theists say God is all good--that which includes all morals and ethics.; God is all light, all love and all spirit.
Some theists--notice that I said some, not all--will say: "Atheists say, there is no God; therefore, atheists are not good, do not have morals and ethics, prefer darkness, are unloving and devoid of spirit."
Much prejudice is the result of over generalizing. I presume we can agree that generalizing about ideas, statements, principles, or rules can be very dangerous unless the ideas, etc., are based on well-stated definitions and researched facts.
What do you think?
Last edited by Revlgking; 02/23/08 07:06 PM.
