Rabbi Sacks (Introduction)

by romansh , Thursday, January 03, 2013, 19:27 (4134 days ago) @ dhw

I'm horrified that my reference to "arrogant intolerance" has somehow got linked to you (see David's post)! I use the term to describe any approach that ridicules or threatens other people and their beliefs on the grounds that the speaker is convinced that he knows the truth. (I have plenty of friends who are passionate about their beliefs, but do not ridicule or threaten other people. Passion does not exclude respect.) As David rightly says, despite the many disagreements, there has (nearly) always been respect between participants in our discussions. My apologies if I gave the wrong impression.-I did not read it that way at all, neither your post nor David's. Having said that I am never certain how my posts come across, and to use the English vernacular sometimes I do go in with both feet and with my studs showing. -But to be honest, I do have concerns about describing Dawkins as arrogant, not so much for him; he is a big boy and can look after himself. More so for us. I would argue Jung had an interesting observation that if we see a trait in someone else that we don't like, this dislike is a reflection of a fear that we too hold this trait.