We are being invited to “celebrate diversity”. Depending on what that phrase is intended to mean, that could be a good thing. Depending on what that phrase is intended to mean, it could be counterproductive. Even when I was a child in the 1940s and ‘50s, I didn’t like being considered “normal”. Repeatedly, my dad advised me, “Read for yourself, study for yourself and think for yourself.” There can be no doubt that I have been influenced by other people but I’ve continued to follow Dad’s advice. Which means - as anyone who knows me can testify - I’m “different”. I don’t neatly fit into most of the nice neat little boxes people like to construct for each other. On the one hand, to the extent that the ways I’m different from my contemporaries is worthy of admiration or emulation, it may be appropriate to “celebrate” some of my admittedly less-than-ubiquitous eccentricities. On the other hand, it would be foolish to “celebrate” my eccentricities simply because they make me different from the majority of the people in my culture or subculture. There is no virtue in being different simply for the sake of being different. I fear that much of what is being labeled “celebrating differences” in our current (western) culture is of the latter sort - and should be frankly and explicitly decried. (Now will someone please paraphrase my comment in language the average fourth-grader can easily understand?)
I came to this clip looking for pluralism in research but the subject pull my attention, diversity is good when you have a social system that harvests the knowledge from all peoples. all live in Law system that acceptable to all, but when you have social system encapsulated and segregated this is not pluralism,
All these speakers are either from the elite or academics not from the common people. Education; Throughout history people have tried to change the minds of criminals with punishments of every imaginable kind without success. Drug Education in schools has been present for many decades, how many millions of people having ignored this and taken narcotics. What do you say to minority peoples who's country and culture, religion becomes swamped by another. Equality does not exist in the universal world, it does not exist in the natural world, it is a subjective idea that springs forth from the minds of Humans. There will always be greater and lesser people than yourself on the planet. Diversity; is derivative to division. Unlike, not the same, not homogenous, opposite. Ancient wisdom & the Bible tells you a house that is divided is a house that will fall. These people will talk, go to conferences, have nice banquets paid for by sponsers who will then get the money of their tax. What will they achieve, nothing but smug self satisfaction. You can not change the minds of the common people ( I am one myself). WHY, they are blighted with preconcieved predelections. Further, they are doomed to think on the three degrees of thought me ,myself and I. As you can tell I am a realist, please any replies, don't just spit poison it really is tedious. Give a dialectic response establishing definite truths rebutting the points made and not just opiinions for they are worth nothing without a foundation of reality.
I think federal funds/tax payers $ should have stayed in Canada and not been "donated" to a guy whose net worth is more then the gdp of most small countries. If you want to be a philantropist do it your own dollar. Canada already has a $1 trillion deficit.
We are being invited to “celebrate diversity”.
Depending on what that phrase is intended to mean, that could be a good thing. Depending on what that phrase is intended to mean, it could be counterproductive.
Even when I was a child in the 1940s and ‘50s, I didn’t like being considered “normal”. Repeatedly, my dad advised me, “Read for yourself, study for yourself and think for yourself.” There can be no doubt that I have been influenced by other people but I’ve continued to follow Dad’s advice. Which means - as anyone who knows me can testify - I’m “different”. I don’t neatly fit into most of the nice neat little boxes people like to construct for each other.
On the one hand, to the extent that the ways I’m different from my contemporaries is worthy of admiration or emulation, it may be appropriate to “celebrate” some of my admittedly less-than-ubiquitous eccentricities.
On the other hand, it would be foolish to “celebrate” my eccentricities simply because they make me different from the majority of the people in my culture or subculture. There is no virtue in being different simply for the sake of being different.
I fear that much of what is being labeled “celebrating differences” in our current (western) culture is of the latter sort - and should be frankly and explicitly decried.
(Now will someone please paraphrase my comment in language the average fourth-grader can easily understand?)
So inspiring people ❤️
Acceptance and learning from each other will make us as citizens of the World !
No, it only leaves you alone and confused about your own self.
Good one
Hi I am a research student .I am from Pakistan and I want to research on religious pluralism .I need help .so how can I approach you people ?
I was wondering is it even possible to bring diverse religions and people to one neutral and equal platform, I am sure this is an answer to my quest.
how did i get here someone take me out
Just saw City Shuttle here...any Kenyans 🇰🇪 also doing more research on pluralism 🙂
I came to this clip looking for pluralism in research but the subject pull my attention, diversity is good when you have a social system that harvests the knowledge from all peoples. all live in Law system that acceptable to all, but when you have social system encapsulated and segregated this is not pluralism,
>>> How about MACRO-PLURALISM, (...instead)
where tolerance for a *NATIONS and PEOPLES* native-cultural-ethnic DIVERSITY is respected and protected.
Tasbi
Can we agree "fuck ISIS" "fuck fascists" "fuck statist Communists" and all other totalitarians?
Look into "Universal Federalism"
who else just hears that minecraft music in the backround
All these speakers are either from the elite or academics not from the common people.
Education; Throughout history people have tried to change the minds of criminals with punishments of every imaginable kind without success. Drug Education in schools has been present for many decades, how many millions of people having ignored this and taken narcotics.
What do you say to minority peoples who's country and culture, religion becomes swamped by another.
Equality does not exist in the universal world, it does not exist in the natural world, it is a subjective idea that springs forth from the minds of Humans. There will always be greater and lesser people than yourself on the planet.
Diversity; is derivative to division. Unlike, not the same, not homogenous, opposite. Ancient wisdom & the Bible tells you a house that is divided is a house that will fall.
These people will talk, go to conferences, have nice banquets paid for by sponsers who will then get the money of their tax.
What will they achieve, nothing but smug self satisfaction. You can not change the minds of the common people ( I am one myself). WHY, they are blighted with preconcieved predelections. Further, they are doomed to think on the three degrees of thought me ,myself and I.
As you can tell I am a realist, please any replies, don't just spit poison it really is tedious. Give a dialectic response establishing definite truths rebutting the points made and not just opiinions for they are worth nothing without a foundation of reality.
Gungi gungi gungi gunga
I think federal funds/tax payers $ should have stayed in Canada and not been "donated" to a guy whose net worth is more then the gdp of most small countries. If you want to be a philantropist do it your own dollar. Canada already has a $1 trillion deficit.