Bill wrote:
>Here we go - Ill do the def for UTism (since Prof. Tim and I invented
>> (j) What is UTism?
The only change I might make is near the end:
"People not in our group, or with unfamiliar features, are "THEM"--and we
are naturally more inclined to find fault and to place blame on "THEM" than
we do on "US". However, we all realize upon reflection that UTism leads
inevitably to oversimplifications and generalization and does NOT accurately
represent reality. As such, habitual UTism should be avoided when at all
possible."
-Prof. Tim
>it). And think on - or add - others soon. Tim, check out the UTism def
>and fix if necessary. Thanks
>
>Short for the "Us vs. Them" mentality common in our species. When used,
>usually implies that someone is caught in the "Us vs Them" perspective
>and unaware of it. "Us vs Them" is perhaps the original seperator
>between peoples. Humans, like most other animals, recognize familiar
>features in animals of their species, and usually consider "US" to be
>those in our social group or that have similar features. People not in
>our group, or with unfamiliar features, are "THEM" - those people we
>blame everything on. We all realize upon reflection that UTism leads to
>oversimplifications and generalizations and does NOT represent reality.