How much do we really know? ( Archived) (48)

mnowsa: kool! it is just i like to believe that i don't know many things about this world and its inhabitats, and i would just love to know about them more within my capacity

mnowsa: It is quite a remarkable effort that the CS has managed to attract so many people from so many different countries all over the world. And, in keeping with this noble effort, we also have tried our best to connect and relate ourselves to each other in common terms. we enquire about each other here, we argue and debate with each other...all of course in good faith and good intention. Now, i also understand that NOT everybody here is comfortable always with the rest of us in exchanging his/her views due to their pre-concieved prejudice or misconception(which is to be expected because we all are different). And this is exactly where, my curious mind like to know

how much have we really learned about the world and its citizens?
A little about different cultures.

But a great deal about human nature in general.

How much have we learnt that, we think, are facts, and how much of them are fiction/myth? How far have we actually gone and tried to seperate the facts from fiction and to get rid of our ill-concieved misconception?
"our ill-concieved misconception"?

LOL, mnowsa... I can't think of any that I had before joining CS - always look at the facts, not at preconceived notions...

Are we really happy with our views and opinions about our other fellow human beings who are different from us in so many aspects?
No, but it{the difference} has very little to do with cultural differences,

it's an interpersonal differences that make much greater impact.

Besides, you can't form your opinion about Country/religion/culture based on very-very few forum participants. It doesn't make sense.

If you do, you mustn't.

To conclude, i always tell myself that i am not ashamed of the fact that i don't know about things, but i certainly seem to have a problem if i don't have the least inclination or desire to learn.

mnowsa: i agree..but i also think that we can get rid of a lot of our misconceptions (which is the core theme of my thread) by interacting a bit more with each other right here on CS. Again, it is more about getting rid of misconception about other people's race, culture, background, lifestyles and etc..

mnowsa: It is quite a remarkable effort that the CS has managed to attract so many people from so many different countries all over the world. And, in keeping with this noble effort, we also have tried our best to connect and relate ourselves to each other in common terms. we enquire about each other here, we argue and debate with each other...all of course in good faith and good intention. Now, i also understand that NOT everybody here is comfortable always with the rest of us in exchanging his/her views due to their pre-concieved prejudice or misconception(which is to be expected because we all are different). And this is exactly where, my curious mind like to know how much have we really learned about the world and its citizens? How much have we learnt that, we think, are facts, and how much of them are fiction/myth? How far have we actually gone and tried to seperate the facts from fiction and to get rid of our ill-concieved misconception? Are we really happy with our views and opinions about our other fellow human beings who are different from us in so many aspects? To conclude, i always tell myself that i am not ashamed of the fact that i don't know about things, but i certainly seem to have a problem if i don't have the least inclination or desire to learn.