stereotypes of other people

We do tend to stereotype each other a lot don't we? We have all
these ideas, images, stereotypes of who we are... I do it too, as much
as anyone else... but is there a way to get past these stereotypes? not
that our ideas of other people don't have some, or even a lot of truth
to them... but could it be that there is a lot about people that we
don't know? could it be that we are projecting, with our own
personalities, ideas, prejudices etc... and not being completly fair to
the people we have opinions about?



-"Jordy"

"jordy" <Icnh@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> We do tend to stereotype each other a lot don't we? We have all
> these ideas, images, stereotypes of who we are... I do it too, as much
> as anyone else... but is there a way to get past these stereotypes? not
> that our ideas of other people don't have some, or even a lot of truth
> to them... but could it be that there is a lot about people that we
> don't know? could it be that we are projecting, with our own
> personalities, ideas, prejudices etc... and not being completly fair to
> the people we have opinions about?
>
>
>
> -"Jordy"
>


i see everyone as an individual

jordy wrote:
>
> We do tend to stereotype each other a lot don't we? We have all
> these ideas, images, stereotypes of who we are... I do it too, as much
> as anyone else... but is there a way to get past these stereotypes? not
> that our ideas of other people don't have some, or even a lot of truth
> to them... but could it be that there is a lot about people that we
> don't know? could it be that we are projecting, with our own
> personalities, ideas, prejudices etc... and not being completly fair to
> the people we have opinions about?
>
>
>
> -"Jordy"
>

we are not sharing the same experience of life at the same time, group
intelligence isn't really intelligence, dissmissiveness kills.

and there we are.

On 8 Nov 2006 08:59:31 -0800, "jordy" <Icnh@hotmail.com> wrote:

> We do tend to stereotype each other a lot don't we? We have all
>these ideas, images, stereotypes of who we are... I do it too, as much
>as anyone else... but is there a way to get past these stereotypes? not
>that our ideas of other people don't have some, or even a lot of truth
>to them... but could it be that there is a lot about people that we
>don't know? could it be that we are projecting, with our own
>personalities, ideas, prejudices etc... and not being completly fair to
>the people we have opinions about?

Certainly. But have you considered the fact that since we all do it, the
truth always lies somewhere in between?

That may be by design. Maybe it is impossible, in the physical world, to
ever really know another person completely.

I forget the details, but I once read a theory about beauty lying neither
in the object nor the eyes of the beholder. Beauty is created and exists in
between the object and the beholder.

CyberDroog wrote:
> On 8 Nov 2006 08:59:31 -0800, "jordy" <Icnh@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We do tend to stereotype each other a lot don't we? We have all
>> these ideas, images, stereotypes of who we are... I do it too, as much
>> as anyone else... but is there a way to get past these stereotypes? not
>> that our ideas of other people don't have some, or even a lot of truth
>> to them... but could it be that there is a lot about people that we
>> don't know? could it be that we are projecting, with our own
>> personalities, ideas, prejudices etc... and not being completly fair to
>> the people we have opinions about?
>
> Certainly. But have you considered the fact that since we all do it, the
> truth always lies somewhere in between?
>
> That may be by design. Maybe it is impossible, in the physical world, to
> ever really know another person completely.
>
> I forget the details, but I once read a theory about beauty lying neither
> in the object nor the eyes of the beholder. Beauty is created and exists in
> between the object and the beholder.

i think considering the fact led him to say what he said

humble life wrote:
> CyberDroog wrote:
> > On 8 Nov 2006 08:59:31 -0800, "jordy" <Icnh@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> We do tend to stereotype each other a lot don't we? We have all
> >> these ideas, images, stereotypes of who we are... I do it too, as much
> >> as anyone else... but is there a way to get past these stereotypes? not
> >> that our ideas of other people don't have some, or even a lot of truth
> >> to them... but could it be that there is a lot about people that we
> >> don't know? could it be that we are projecting, with our own
> >> personalities, ideas, prejudices etc... and not being completly fair to
> >> the people we have opinions about?
> >
> > Certainly. But have you considered the fact that since we all do it, the
> > truth always lies somewhere in between?
> >
> > That may be by design. Maybe it is impossible, in the physical world, to
> > ever really know another person completely.
> >
> > I forget the details, but I once read a theory about beauty lying neither
> > in the object nor the eyes of the beholder. Beauty is created and exists in
> > between the object and the beholder.
>
> i think considering the fact led him to say what he said

this is a subject I think about a great deal... perception and
reality... how much does our internal perceptions actually correspond
accurately with external "reality"... I tend to think the same as
Cyberdroog... that is has to be somewhere in the middle, and that it
varies a great deal, on a continuum... that we can never fully know
external "reality", but there has to be at least some truth to people's
perceptions or people wouldn't be able to function in life at all, in
any way...

-"jordy"

"jordy" <Icnh@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> humble life wrote:
> > CyberDroog wrote:
> > > On 8 Nov 2006 08:59:31 -0800, "jordy" <Icnh@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> We do tend to stereotype each other a lot don't we? We have all
> > >> these ideas, images, stereotypes of who we are... I do it too, as
much
> > >> as anyone else... but is there a way to get past these stereotypes?
not
> > >> that our ideas of other people don't have some, or even a lot of
truth
> > >> to them... but could it be that there is a lot about people that we
> > >> don't know? could it be that we are projecting, with our own
> > >> personalities, ideas, prejudices etc... and not being completly fair
to
> > >> the people we have opinions about?
> > >
> > > Certainly. But have you considered the fact that since we all do it,
the
> > > truth always lies somewhere in between?
> > >
> > > That may be by design. Maybe it is impossible, in the physical world,
to
> > > ever really know another person completely.
> > >
> > > I forget the details, but I once read a theory about beauty lying
neither
> > > in the object nor the eyes of the beholder. Beauty is created and
exists in
> > > between the object and the beholder.
> >
> > i think considering the fact led him to say what he said
>
> this is a subject I think about a great deal... perception and
> reality... how much does our internal perceptions actually correspond
> accurately with external "reality"... I tend to think the same as
> Cyberdroog... that is has to be somewhere in the middle, and that it
> varies a great deal, on a continuum... that we can never fully know
> external "reality", but there has to be at least some truth to people's
> perceptions or people wouldn't be able to function in life at all, in
> any way...
>
> -"jordy"
>


i do everything without ever thinking about anything