Do You Fear Your Prejudices?
How we deal with prejudice in our own lives, at an individual level, makes all the difference to the impact we have on society at large.
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How we deal with prejudice in our own lives, at an individual level, makes all the difference to the impact we have on society at large.
My sense is that the cases of young terrorists and young school shooters have strong similarities in terms of underlying anger, hurt, and other feelings, coupled with an inability to communicate those feelings and be heard.
We’ll have to do a lot less shooting and a lot more speaking to hearts and minds if the cognitive-behavioral paradigm is right about the ways deadly ideologies can lead to deadly consequences.
The Pistorius case highlights the fact that too little attention is paid on a daily basis to a problem that is likely to affect as many as one in four women during their lifetime.
The recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal and the staggering death toll wrought by nature’s fury are a stark reminder of the fragility, tenuousness, and preciousness of life.
A person impaired by alcohol or drugs is necessarily incapable of fully and freely consenting, and the mere absence of objection (i.e., silence) doesn’t mean consent has been given. Only “Yes” means “Yes.”
Through scientific investigation, we’ve uncovered the secrets of space travel, sequenced the human genome, cured many diseases, and calculated the age of the universe. But I think there’s a lack of truly scientific inquiry into the dynamics of peaceful co-existence.
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