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16 Oct 2012, 10:58 am

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The good news is that I think that the more intelegent and enlightened people are the ones more likely to be open and accepting and that works just fine for me


I think for the most part you're probably right but I know some pretty smart people that have some horrible prejudice and some not so smart people that are very excepting of everybody. I'm not sure I can point to an exact type of person but it seems to be people who can't handle uncertainty. They like social norms because they are less complex and anything outside of that norm should be feared and hated.



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16 Oct 2012, 11:05 am

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Si_82 wrote:
The good news is that I think that the more intelegent and enlightened people are the ones more likely to be open and accepting and that works just fine for me


I think for the most part you're probably right but I know some pretty smart people that have some horrible prejudice and some not so smart people that are very excepting of everybody. I'm not sure I can point to an exact type of person but it seems to be people who can't handle uncertainty. They like social norms because they are less complex and anything outside of that norm should be feared and hated.


I suppose I dont really mean IQ per se - Of course plenty of people with a lower IQ are very caring and vica versa for some people with a high IQ. After my big rant the last think I want to do is go off offending people. I guess I mean more those who are more enlightened/open-minded and with the presence of mind to make decisions for themselves rather than judge based on stereotypes.


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16 Oct 2012, 11:44 am

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Si_82 wrote:
The good news is that I think that the more intelegent and enlightened people are the ones more likely to be open and accepting and that works just fine for me


I think for the most part you're probably right but I know some pretty smart people that have some horrible prejudice and some not so smart people that are very excepting of everybody. I'm not sure I can point to an exact type of person but it seems to be people who can't handle uncertainty. They like social norms because they are less complex and anything outside of that norm should be feared and hated.


I suppose I dont really mean IQ per se - Of course plenty of people with a lower IQ are very caring and vica versa for some people with a high IQ. After my big rant the last think I want to do is go off offending people. I guess I mean more those who are more enlightened/open-minded and with the presence of mind to make decisions for themselves rather than judge based on stereotypes.


I don't think you where being offesive :D