Do you think less of people…

[belle]

when they have an opinion that you disagree with?


Not, like, doing something you don't like, i.e murder or picking their nose. Just opinions -- thoughts. They may act on them, but assume for the question that it's all in your and their heads.

This can be as simple as them liking a food you don't. Do you think less of their character/person because of this? Probably not. It's just food.

Or it could be something more serious, like a political or religious difference. Saw you're a liberal, and someone else thinks conservative political ideals are better. Or, you're an atheist and someone else is religious. Do you think less of them because of these differences?

Or it could be something that has ever greater impact, like someone thinking that black people are lazy, shiftless criminals or nuclear war is a good idea, and you disagree.

Where do you draw the line? Why? Is there even a line to be drawn? How is your opinion of them influenced by their opinions? Conversely, is your opinion of people changed if they have opinions that agree with yours? Why do you think this is? Is it a good thing?

[Boss Man]

i.e murder or picking their nose.

One end of the spectrum to the other .

I find I can't flat out have a system of disagreeing. I don't choose certain social aspects or areas of life, and say yeah, I don't agree with a,b,c thing and never will.

I've become a bit more grey in thinking, in the last 10 years, less black / white. I still do have a partly black / white way of thinking, but less now than I did.

Fact is disagreement is always going to happen, and I would disagree with someone who believes a government I don't beleive in, is better than an opposing party I think would do better.

I am a slightly more political animal these days, but that comes with age, when your world and circumstances get more affected by political decisions, you sit up and take a bit more notice.

I am an atheist, and used to think the bible was a load of bunk. I am more understanding of peoples religious beliefs these days, though I do have views I largely don't express, unless I know the person well enough to know, it won't tick them off, or offend them.

Disagreement is fine, but only when it's constructive. If it leads to arguments, accusations, heated discussion, that's crossing the line.

Argument, is a negative side to reasoned debate, and reasoned debate can be had with disagreement, as disagreement is a strong trait of debating. You often have the two together, it's a fact of life, and a human trait, as disagreement often fuels debate.

Dabate is fine, and sometimes it's fun to debate neither here nor there topics, like do Goldfish sitting in a bowl on the TV, get an insecurity complex, about possibly being stared at a lot? If they swim round and round, trying to forget the problem they may think exisits, will it go away?

Why don't cars ever have 5 wheels?

Does a man who carries a gun need the sense of power, because he has a poor life, and feels a gun boosts his ego / pride?

Then you have stronger debate.

Does having nuclear weapons provoke the threat of nuclear war, or prevent one? Many nations too scared to launch the first one.

Is poverty, hunger and disease in third world countires, due to climate problems caused by industrial western nations, or just basic ecological reasons?

Therefore did Hunger, poverty and disease, become more rife in such countries, over the last 250-300 years, or was it always like that, and most people never knew?

I'm not trying to start a particular debate, on those or any topics, but to emphasise the point, and sometimes it's good to talk, and as long as views are expressed, rationally, calmly, and reasonably, disagreement, debate and differing opinions, often don't need to change a positive view you have of someone.

Unless someone expresses views about gassing Blacks and Asians, or putting Homosexuals in prison, and other such racist, bigoted, or insanely extreme views, debate can be healthy, without a change in peoples views of others, and it's always good for the mind and the brain, and the social structure of many socieities.

It can help shape opinions, change peoples thinking, sometimes for the better in how they are with others, handle money, live, work.

It's often good to talk, on the web or face to face with others.