You know.

Stereotyping is one of the worst mindsets we can put ourselves in. I say this because, After a while, people build up an image, a reputation, and that in a great many ways limits that person.

It's like, Oh my gosh Shadow, You can't major in physics and mathematics and still yet believe in God.
To those people I say, You can look at the universe with the intellect of a genius clinically, but you still can't disprove God. Insert a witty line about intelligent design an move on. people expect certain people to remain aligned with their, place, Their program, and if people deviate from that protocol, well then something is wrong.

I tell you, This is coming from a man who has for literal years shown you the depths of his understanding and the width of his grasp, I've had experiences you know. That is to say clearly, I don't need proof to know there is something "Really" going on out there, I've lived a long life.

I mean, We have videos released from the pentagon of navy jets, literally chasing down unidentified flying objects. But some people need more proof.

That's why people tend to remain silent you know. I am,, Shadowprophet, I am the science crazed nomad who is too in touch with his self-reflections. Why should someone take anything I say seriously...

But it's not just that, It's like, Why would someone want to put themselves out there? You know? Because, It doesn't matter if people believe it or not, Because, I was there, I don't need the proof, I've seen it.

Life is weird.


SP.

Great post!

I think there is a lot of stereotyping and narrow mindedness going on today in society. I believe most Americans, for instance, are actually very moderate and agreeable politically but there are extremists on both sides pigeonholing us as some specific tribalized type. There are no longer shades of grey in society. It's very frustrating.

Sheltie said:

I think there is a lot of stereotyping and narrow mindedness going on today in society. I believe most Americans, for instance, are actually very moderate and agreeable politically but there are extremists on both sides pigeonholing us as some specific tribalized type. There are no longer shades of grey in society. It's very frustrating.

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That is the perspective we are programmed to believe but we know it is not true. As long as you spend more time talking to actual people than watching the news etc. you know what is presented is actually extremism.

Here's an example of stereotyping I have experienced. It is weird but really happened. In the early 90's I belonged to a bulletin board that covered subjects similar to this forum, but the format was pretty basic. It was when AOL was a big thing and businesses were just starting to put PC's on worker's desks. There were a lot of nerds on that sight,including me, and I am very opinionated. There was a discussion about women in the military and the big kerfluffle over some woman who was accepted into Westpoint but couldn't make physically. She was sueing someone and it was a big deal. There were other women who had been accepted when she was and they were surviving, but she wasn't cut out for it. My opinions were that women cannot be held to a different standard in the military as it causes dissension and mistrust. I was accused of being a misogynist. By a man. So I let him know I was a woman who had served in the U.S. Army and I knew better what I was talking about than he did, never having been in the army himself. Oh M G!!! The next message I got on that board from him was "Will you go out with me?" And he could not understand why I said no. ( In my head it was Hell no). I found in the early days that a lot of people, because of the stereo types they have concerning men and women, I was often mistaken for a male based on what I do for a living, my opinions, etc. None of us fits any stereo type, even if we want to.