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When I mention conditioning, I mean from a very young age. For example: Throw salt over your shoulder if you spill some -or- Green skinned people are bad and y
by throwaway9690 5y ago
When I mention conditioning, I mean from a very young age.
For example: Throw salt over your shoulder if you spill some -or- Green skinned people are bad and you should never trust them or allow them in your neighborhood.
Now the former is pretty harmless but not so the latter. In both cases the only explanation is "that's how I was raised" which I don't find compelling or rational.
- wizzwizz4 5y agoIf the person has some stronger belief (e.g. people are important, and hurting them unnecessarily is bad) that can override “never allow green-skinned people in your neighbourhood”, they're redeemable. If they don't, they're evil. (Evil people can be rational, too.)