Are we all too hard on each other?

No, not us here; our cozy little niche of more or less “like-thinkers.”  I’m talking about the human species in general.

We fight hard against the notion of seeing things from the other’s point of view/perspective.  We’ve debated such-and-such in our own minds and cemented it in, to be used as an arsenal against opponents as we see fit.  Boom… for us, case close.  There doesn’t seem to be a lot of “second-guessing,” once that cement hardens.

Let’s take, for example, a human focal point of contention, religion. 

There was a wonderful, thought-provoking segment on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today.  Here’s the link and I hope you can access it.

Link here.

The above link gets especially interesting at the 5:55 to 8:42 mark.  But I think the whole segment is worth the listen, if you have time.  And I think Tim Alberta sees the situation very clearly.

Tim remarks, “Christian Nationalists feel that our country is about to collapse.” … “They believe that if America falls, then God Himself is defeated.”

Isn’t that sentiment true for the CNs?  They really see it as a fight between Good and Evil.  Between God and Satan.  And our country hangs in the balance.

Question: Do we not owe it to humanity to try harder to understand and appreciate the mindsets of those with whom we disagree?  Is it a case of a “you first” demand?

Take time to think about it in earnest, then discuss.  I.e., no emotional “lashing out,” please.