Skyraider829 Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Religious fervor in the US is often very different than in the UK. It's a much bigger issue in the US. The States needs improvement in that area. What the U.S. should really work on is keeping the religious stuff out of political agendas. Its a versatile tactic and it works for some people very effectively.
Skyraider829 Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 FASCINATING THREAD! As a grad student who is working on his Ph.D in sociology, this thread is proof that all these ideas of multiculturalism are a falsehood. I have no idea why my professors are so ardent about the idea, and act as if it can become a reality. More wishful thinking I suppose. I am very intrigued and fascinated by the atheist community as well. I'm currently conducting social research on them right now for a research methods project. A very interesting breed of people to learn about, indeed. Hopefully this thread carries on, lots of interesting content. Well it started out as just mere opinion about whether or not a Northeastern woman should continue seeing a Southern man but now its evolved into a civil, intelligent debate about a hot topic. An interesting subject for a love / relationship forum...
soccerrprp Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 FASCINATING THREAD! As a grad student who is working on his Ph.D in sociology, this thread is proof that all these ideas of multiculturalism are a falsehood. Your assertion that multiculturalism is a falsehood based on this thread is peculiar to say the least. Ph.D or no, if you come to conclusions based on relationship threads, I wonder what value you will gain from such a program. This thread is much more simplistic than you make it to be...don't base your dissertation on the opinions of people on a relationship forum. At least, I hope you don't. Good luck.
TB Rhine Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Actually, 'Multiculturalism in the Online Relationship Advice Community' seems like a fascinating dissertation subject to me. A space like this is a sort of microcosm that really shows how little inclined different types of people are to tolerate one another when the social pressures and niceties of the real-life world are stripped away. Essentially, when we're out in public, social convention demands that we behave; not because we are tolerant people, but because it's what is expected of us. On here, where there's not as much at stake and not as much need to save face, people's real inclinations come out. 5
gaius Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Actually, 'Multiculturalism in the Online Relationship Advice Community' seems like a fascinating dissertation subject to me. A space like this is a sort of microcosm that really shows how little inclined different types of people are to tolerate one another when the social pressures and niceties of the real-life world are stripped away. Essentially, when we're out in public, social convention demands that we behave; not because we are tolerant people, but because it's what is expected of us. On here, where there's not as much at stake and not as much need to save face, people's real inclinations come out. Yeah. Now that I think of it this was kind of an interesting Rorschach test when it comes to multiculturalism. Not many people have a trained response to this like they do when it comes to minorities. Interesting how some of the most proclaimed liberal in the thread are the least tolerant of the idea. My last girlfriend and I didn't agree on anything really, we came from two totally different worlds and I still adored her none the less. Guess I do love multiculturalism after all. One of the few apparently.
serial muse Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 FASCINATING THREAD! As a grad student who is working on his Ph.D in sociology, this thread is proof that all these ideas of multiculturalism are a falsehood. I have no idea why my professors are so ardent about the idea, and act as if it can become a reality. More wishful thinking I suppose. I am very intrigued and fascinated by the atheist community as well. I'm currently conducting social research on them right now for a research methods project. A very interesting breed of people to learn about, indeed. Hopefully this thread carries on, lots of interesting content. Uh...you sound like you're going to be cherry-picking data to support your hypothesis (and as for the "atheist community"...well, I've read your other comments on atheists elsewhere in LS, and it doesn't sound like you have much respect for atheists, so I'm not sure how you can conduct effective scientific research on the community as such). I think it's also worth pointing out that those who are arguing that evolution is not a belief system are also not necessarily atheists (plenty of religious people are OK with evolution, as well as agnostics of course), so that's a large flaw in your thinking. Just saying, your dissertation committee will likely have a few things to say about this sort of thing, so be aware. Anyway, I don't know why this one thread would be considered "proof" of anything, let alone the idea that multiculturalism is a falsehood, of all things. Not everyone is in agreement on the point (whether differing beliefs = dealbreaker), for one thing. I don't know, for some reason your standpoint worries me...it doesn't sound like you're approaching the topic in a scientific so much as polemic way. 1
serial muse Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 (edited) FASCINATING THREAD! As a grad student who is working on his Ph.D in sociology, this thread is proof that all these ideas of multiculturalism are a falsehood. I have no idea why my professors are so ardent about the idea, and act as if it can become a reality. More wishful thinking I suppose. I am very intrigued and fascinated by the atheist community as well. I'm currently conducting social research on them right now for a research methods project. A very interesting breed of people to learn about, indeed. Hopefully this thread carries on, lots of interesting content. Whoops, double post when I meant to edit the previous post. Here's what I added: I mean, for example, would a thread that questions whether infidelity is a dealbreaker, with some people being quite hard line about it, be proof that multiculturalism is a falsehood too? What exactly would one mean by "multicultural" in this case? Differing beliefs there, too, could come down to religion (or not, just like in this thread). Edited October 11, 2013 by serial muse
Skyraider829 Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 Does he believe in different breeds of dogs? Some people just don't understand the fact that speciation is due to evolutionary mechanisms...
JamesM Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 Does he believe in different breeds of dogs? Apples to oranges. Breeds of dogs are not created without human influence. So yes, one could believe in Intelligent Design and still believe in different breeds of dogs. Back to topic... It simply comes down to...two people with compatible beliefs will be happier together than two people with opposing beliefs.
ChessPieceFace Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 What if you don't believe in deal-breakers -- does that mean you are evolved?
Skyraider829 Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 What if you don't believe in deal-breakers -- does that mean you are evolved? I like that. A wise statement.
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