That's actually a good question.
For me it means....damn it...ill be back.
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reply posted on 17-3-2011 @ 09:40 AM by VreemdeVlieendeVoorwep
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I would say deny the ignorant. People that does not bother to look further than the facts, people that do not question things, the sheeples that follow, but never lead.
In order to do that, you need to deny your own ignorance. Question things, and research topics.
When i joined ats i was rather ignorant, but i was quickly set straight. Through correction and own discovery.
vvV
I would say deny the ignorant. People that does not bother to look further than the facts, people that do not question things, the sheeples that follow, but never lead.
In order to do that, you need to deny your own ignorance. Question things, and research topics.
When i joined ats i was rather ignorant, but i was quickly set straight. Through correction and own discovery.
vvV
reply posted on 17-3-2011 @ 09:55 AM by RicoMarston
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It means both. It means working hard to identify and eradicate your own ignorance, because we all have it in one form or another. It also means confronting and opposing ignorance in others. I'm a waiter and I work in a town that is predominately white middle class. Among servers, there is a dirty little rumor that "black people don't tip." Whenever I hear another server complaining about black people not tipping, I'm quick to point out that the race and the tip don't have anything to do with each other, that other factors like class and education come into play, coupled with the simple fact that we wait on ten times as many whites as blacks, so getting stiffed by blacks sticks out more. Now, knowing all of this, not being ignorant about the situation, I still have those rare moments of weakness when a particularly difficult table of black folks leaves me no tip, or the coins from their change, and I have a gut reaction and start thinking about their race. Now in those moments, I deny my own ignorance the chance to take root and correct my own prejudiced thinking. For me, DENY IGNORANCE is a credo to live by. One thing it clearly DOES NOT mean is to deny the fact that ignorance exists, though it seems like some of our members have taken it this way.
It means both. It means working hard to identify and eradicate your own ignorance, because we all have it in one form or another. It also means confronting and opposing ignorance in others. I'm a waiter and I work in a town that is predominately white middle class. Among servers, there is a dirty little rumor that "black people don't tip." Whenever I hear another server complaining about black people not tipping, I'm quick to point out that the race and the tip don't have anything to do with each other, that other factors like class and education come into play, coupled with the simple fact that we wait on ten times as many whites as blacks, so getting stiffed by blacks sticks out more. Now, knowing all of this, not being ignorant about the situation, I still have those rare moments of weakness when a particularly difficult table of black folks leaves me no tip, or the coins from their change, and I have a gut reaction and start thinking about their race. Now in those moments, I deny my own ignorance the chance to take root and correct my own prejudiced thinking. For me, DENY IGNORANCE is a credo to live by. One thing it clearly DOES NOT mean is to deny the fact that ignorance exists, though it seems like some of our members have taken it this way.
reply posted on 17-3-2011 @ 09:55 AM by RicoMarston
reply to post by filosophia
whoops, double post!
whoops, double post!
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reply posted on 17-3-2011 @ 09:58 AM by nerbot
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Happy 1 year anniversary. Congratulations on making it and staying sane(ish).
Deny Ignorance.....
Never let anyone stop you from revealing truth.
Never be afraid to admit you could be wrong.
Enlighten those in the dark instead of chastising them for it.
Use Occam's Razor....a lot.
Understand the difference between Proof and Evidence.
cheers
Happy 1 year anniversary. Congratulations on making it and staying sane(ish).
Deny Ignorance.....
Never let anyone stop you from revealing truth.
Never be afraid to admit you could be wrong.
Enlighten those in the dark instead of chastising them for it.
Use Occam's Razor....a lot.
Understand the difference between Proof and Evidence.
cheers
reply posted on 17-3-2011 @ 02:31 PM by freedish
reply to post by filosophia
Well it's supposed to mean to do your own research, thinking, and analysis. Figure things out, find more information, and gain more knowledge. But apparently a lot of people on ATS seem to think it means to not be stupid.
Ignorance is not the same as intelligence. You can be extremely intellectual and extremely ignorant at the same time.
Well it's supposed to mean to do your own research, thinking, and analysis. Figure things out, find more information, and gain more knowledge. But apparently a lot of people on ATS seem to think it means to not be stupid.
Ignorance is not the same as intelligence. You can be extremely intellectual and extremely ignorant at the same time.
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