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Introduction to Philosophy, Social and Political and Philosophy of Religion: Paradox of Tolerance
Hello guys! How are we doing?
Today we're going to approach a very difficult but seemingly simple paradox. A paradox is when you find out one abstract commitment that you have contradicts another commitment that you have. Both are clearly true. Today's paradox is known as the paradox of tolerance. It is a fascinating idea because it seems to turn on itself and tell you it's something that can't quite be right.
Ginsberg: Beatnik genius.
Tolerance says you should tolerate all sorts of wonderful and diverse lifestyles. Some people would even argue that you should accept, embrace, not merely tolerate, these lifestyles but the problem is what about intolerance? Should you tolerate those who are intolerant? That’s the paradox.
I had an interesting experience with intolerance and the intolerance was mine. It had to do with a world famous, brilliant poet named Allen Ginsberg. Ginsberg was a pedophile and appeared to be preparing another “pedo” moment with a child I did not know, in a party after his brilliant reading at the University. This was quite disturbing. My friend was a big fan of Ginsberg’s poetry, and understandably so. I have not fallen prey to a pedophile. Just be careful who you hitchhike with. I was 14. In my case: jumped out, rolled through the fall and I successfully escaped. After that, all was well, but I stopped hitchhiking. This simply my story. There many others. I understand; I got lucky, nothing more. Victims are Never to blame. Ever.
I displayed a certain extreme intolerance for this behavior by the famous, now dead, brilliant poet, and my friend found me disappointing in doing so. In what follows I share this decades old story, one that I suspect echoes today. Forgive my honesty.
The Rancher also tells a terrible joke.
Cheers~
Dr. Lee Basham
The following Link Is Not Required and Very Strongly Discouraged
https://www.reddit.com/r/instantkarma/comments/9prl6q/pedophile_rapist_is_killed_by_victims_father/
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