Is it a sin to generalize or stereotype?
by 
LeopardGecko - ACS
ANSWERS: 6
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A little less sin on here and a little more human decency okay?
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I wouldn't call it a sin, just a sign of a shallow mind...
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a sin? no, but it is: unfair unwise insecure inaccurate unenlightened arrogant short-sighted and immature. and since when is ignorance a sin?
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You mean like Love is Good Hate is Bad No. It isn't a sin. Happy Monday! :)
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I am not religious but, if I was, I would say "no." Everyone does it, including myself. I do not know of anyone who can, if they are honest with themselves, say that they do not stereotype people. What I have a problem with is people who do not look past and challenge the stereotypes. It is unfair to each individual person to look at them through a stereotype and it is the mark of laziness and fear for a person to not challenge the stereotypes they hold.
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These are two different words. Generalizing is drawing an inference about the many based on an array of examples of the many. Generalizations can and do change. A stereotype is a hasty generalization that is made on the basis of one or two examples. A stereotype, by definition, does NOT change. If we did not generalize, we almost literally could not move, because we wouldn't be able to predict anything at all based on our experience. One of the most important ways we learn is by observing and generalizing. The trick is to KEEP observing, and to REVISE generalizations on the basis of new experience.
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