Knowing the differences and using moderation
Differences arise from the human mind rather than falling from the sky. Typically, differences are easier for the brain to perceive than similarities. It will be simple for us to distinguish between men and women when they are standing side by side. However, there are numerous traits that men and women share. The hair on top of the head, two hands, two ears, two eyes, and so forth.
We have a natural tendency to categorize and classify everything. This ability was helpful in previous lifetimes for determining which plants were edible and which were not. or which animals should not be domesticated, hunted, or domesticated.
More classes have since been developed by humans, including humans. Just ask what race I am to see the difference between me and you. What are my political interests, gender, ethnicity, culture, and religion?
Actually, the observers' varying points of view are what cause the disparity. similar to the proverbial "blind man and the elephant" story. A group of blind people who had never seen an elephant were asked to describe one based solely on the things it touched.
"The elephant is large, wide, wide like a rug," was the description given by the person who stroked the animal's ear. "The elephant is like a straight pipe reverberating," stated the second person to touch the animal's trunk. The individual who was holding the elephant's leg, however, remarked, "The elephant is powerful and upright like a pillar."
A complete understanding of elephant physiology might be distorted by disparities in perspectives and inadequate knowledge. The three blind guys could not have described elephants any better than the rest of us. The amount of information provided affects how accurate the description is. The information supply will be more biased the lower it is. When information bias is spread among people, the bias will enlarge and separate the information from its core.
Perspective changes can also result from time and space. moral issues, for instance. Torture of slaves was not viewed as a violation of human rights in the Middle Ages. It is also not seen as immoral for a monarch or other noble to take multiple spouses. Slaves belong to their owners as property. A slave might be used as property and could be held, given away, borrowed from, or even destroyed. Whatever moral stance you currently hold is irrelevant to the moral climate at the time. No one anticipated that slavery would ever disappear throughout the brief existence of humans. However, the twentieth century marked a turning point when the human principles known as humanism were clearly established and defended.
The standard of morality is improved by humanism. Many nations' top priority is the eradication of the practice of slavery. Women's positions and rights are equalized. Politicians, economists, and scientists all started to be associated with women. Some of them went on to lead their states. The perspective shifts. There isn't a perfect shift, though, there are still a few instances of female violence and slavery. However, the numbers are quite small and have little bearing on our basic conclusions regarding equality. We must protect this new morality as transitional humans to prevent a return to those ominous times.
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