Thursday, June 24, 2010

Perceiving/ Judging

I am not sure if perceiving and judging might not be the same thing? When I perceive someone, I am somewhat taking them all in. Whatever that may mean and can be taken as a judgment of some sort. When you first meet someone and then start to get to know them I think that without even realizing it you categorize them and in some ways are judging them. In order, to not do this you have a to make a conscious effort all the time and force your brain not to do it. I think that it just happens, and there is no stopping some people’s thoughts. In order to make it more fair we need to get to know the people before we make assumptions about them. Our brain makes it very difficult for us not to instantly place judgments on people. I wish that we could all make a more conscious effort and not judge people right away.

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  1. I agree we should not be so quick to judge others, until we learn more about them. We should also not judge them for who or what they are. Again you are right when you say it is hard for our brains to not judge instantly, this is a natural instinct for us and also influenced by the society we live. The media constantly bombards us with judgments or forces us to judge someone or something. Like you, I think we should all make a conscious effort to not judge or make assumptions about someone without getting to know them. It is good to take someone “all in” before we put them into a category, we may lose a good relationship if we don’t.

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