Saturday, March 7, 2009

Question 1 - 3/1-3-7

1). Is it possible to perceive others without, in some way, judging or categorizing them? If so, how? If not, how can we make the judgments we do make, more fair?

Based on my life experiences, it is not possible to perceive others without judging or categorizing them somehow. It is in our DNA to always categorize things and or judge them and there is no way around it.

There are different forms of judging and or categorizing especially when it comes to human beings. The key is to judge people based off of their character, their values, integrity and so on, and not make snap judgements based on how much money they have, what kind of car they drive, etc.

First impressions are a form of judgements, and it is virtually impossible to not think of something or say something when you first meet somebody. We are not robots after all, and we are constantly thinking, analyzing and interpreting things in our lives.

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