jcorgan on Nostr: It's clear that humans will believe anything that allows them to fit in to their ...
It's clear that humans will believe anything that allows them to fit in to their tribe, and spend a lot of effort both signaling tribal affiliation and defending those beliefs from any incursion of facts or reality.
And this is fine, whatever, to each his or her own--until it results in hate and violence.
I don't think we'll overcome tribal divisions anytime soon, but we *can* take steps to draw strict boundaries around aggressive behavior when one group or another decides to impose their beliefs on others.
You can't reason someone out of a belief they didn't reason themselves into--you can only peacefully live and let live, and defend yourself vigorously if they do not.
And this is fine, whatever, to each his or her own--until it results in hate and violence.
I don't think we'll overcome tribal divisions anytime soon, but we *can* take steps to draw strict boundaries around aggressive behavior when one group or another decides to impose their beliefs on others.
You can't reason someone out of a belief they didn't reason themselves into--you can only peacefully live and let live, and defend yourself vigorously if they do not.