romansh Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I can't quite see how what you said is substantially different to what I said: Why? Because I don't think I am a self made man. Any tolerance or intolerance has ultimately come from outside of my self. My environment still pressures me to be tolerant or intolerant as the occasion arises, My biochemistry still does its stuff that can be seen or interpreted by others as tolerant or intolerant Are not you origin, background, education, experience, social, history and other causes components of your environment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soma Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 romansh I do agree with what you said, but when I act like a jerk and comtemplate it, I go against the conditioning and make new pathways, which you might call new conditioning, but it can work against intolerance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romansh Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 romansh I do agree with what you said, but when I act like a jerk and comtemplate it, I go against the conditioning and make new pathways, which you might call new conditioning, but it can work against intolerance. When I behave like a jerk and contemplate the behaviour I find that my contemplation is also a result of my education, past experiences, and the general state of my biochemistry of my brain/body complex. I have been very definitely been conditioned not to be perceived as a jerk. So that there is conflicting conditioning built into us, is not terribly surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romansh Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 This might explain why new atheists seem a little intolerant at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thormas Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 I'm sure some atheists, new or not, can be just as unkind to Christians and other believers. Such behavior on either side profits no one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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