as Pedreo has me on ignore, I shall point out the unphilosophical
points of this… the entire point of philosophy is an engagement
with the truths and values we hold… individually and collectively…
but if we ignore others, devaluing their own philosophical positions,
then how are we to get to a real understanding of the important
aspects of philosophy… we must open our minds to the possibilities
that exists for all of us and the only way to reach that is by opening
up our ability to engage with other possibilities… we
learn by comparing and contrasting our own positions with others…
we if refused to compare and contrast our own positions with others,
then how can we learn? how is pedreeo going to learn his own position,
which is best learned by an engagement with other thoughts and beliefs…
I learn by reading and working out what others believe in… to put someone
on ignore is to refuse to read their works… which is to say, there is but one
way and that way is my way… pedreeo has decided his thoughts and beliefs
are set and perfect, just as they are…but he will never be able to learn
and understand if he puts all opposing viewpoints on ignore… how is he
going to grow and understand if he refused to engage with and understand
other viewpoints…
to ignore is to end any movement or progress in learning what it means
to be human… he is now trapped into one set of beliefs and until
he learns to engage with other viewpoints, he will always be trapped
into that one and one only viewpoint…
Kropotkin