Disclaimer: When I will use the word homophobe I mean someone that has a repulsion about homosexuality or a feeling that it is wrong; I am not referring to a hate for homosexual or people who embark in activities that are discriminating and take away people's rights.

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This thread seems to be more about moral perception?
Perhaps... What is moral perception?

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It sound like you having some trouble with figuring out which of the two mentalities you should accept as the more morally acceptable. And still be able to not denying or condemn the other side? Drastic views might sound wrong but I wouldn't be to quick to say that it have to be the wrong thing to do, even if people often might make wrong choices with such a view.. Also drastic is such a flexible word, that it can be hard to know what drastic implies to others than oneself.
I'm sorry about that part.... I was having trouble expressing myself there
I do believe this, and I have heard it said by professors, that all cultures and societies have the same capacity for intelligence. Some use their intelligence to progress using logic and reason. Many great things come out of it. Other cultures use myth and wisdom. And within this stories reside great truths. It's like when you look at the sky and somehow, at that particular moment, you feel this magic, like the whole world makes sense. Or how people can easily understand metaphors. There is importance in both logic and myth/instinctive wisdom/I don't know what to call it. I don't like it when people bash people saying "this person has no inner compass/wisdom" or "this person has no logic". It disturbs me because both people are good and intelligent and it seems wrong to me say that they are stupid... By drastic, I meant people who only believe in logic/science and those who only believe in insight/faith. Both things are beautiful and smart. (or so I think).

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Do you feel that it is something wrong with you view of understanding both perspectives of homophobes and homosexuals at the same time?
I don't think there is something wrong with me doing that. I think there might be something wrong with me understanding why both are in their rights, because, being opposing views, one seems to be wrong. In my opinion, that would be the homophobes, but because I understand their innate feeling of repulsion, their innate knowledge that tells them, that's wrong ("I'm not gonna take their rights away, but I know it's wrong."), I fail to see how exactly where they are wrong. It's like, I understand why both homophobes are right, and I can't perceive why either is morally wrong...

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And if that is so. Is it because there something you want to do about it, that makes you wonder about homophobes in particularly?
Well, I try to be a morally ideal person. And humiliating or talking bad about people is something that I do not allow myself. Since I have myself under high supervision, I inadvertently am aware every single time someone else does it. I work in the recreation department with kids and people with mental disability. I have seen so much blatant discrimination to these mentally disabled individual by the staff and when I bring it up... It's like I'm the crazy one. It makes me wonder... Is it possible for people to truly be accepting of everyone. Do people just say "Let's accept everyone no matter our differences! We're all equal" but then they can't stop themselves from still feeling like those people are weird? And now we could say "such people are just very stupid, don't worry about them." No, I can't say that. Because these people are my people. I am surrounded by them. It's everyone. It's the people I love. And I think it might be me too.

Anyways, it's just the conversation that made me think about this again was of homophobic nature. That's all. I wish I could abolish discrimination but I don't think discrimination is ever truly gone as long as there remains repulsion in a person's heart.

(I hope the music I am listening to write now is not making me write with an over-dramatic tone....)