Do you agree with Helen Keller that “the highest result of education is tolerance”?

Question

Would we live in a world with less bigotry, tension & apathy if more people took the time to truly learn about faiths and beliefs other than their own, or simply developed the maturity to tolerate them?

Thx in advance for sharing your thoughts.

~ Pax

Answer 1

Most definitely, yes!

Btw, what does Pax mean? I've seen you write it on alot of your questions.  

Answer 2

Yea Skylark, I absolutely agree.

If people actually took the time to learn about other faiths they wouldn't be so ignorant about them.

Answer 3

Yes.

Answer 4

Yes. That is a wonderful quote, Skylark!

Seriously, you need to run for president or be an ambassador or something one day! You always amaze me with the thoughtfull answers you give and this question and the thought behind it is so wise.

Answer 5

Yup.

Answer 6

Yes - as it should always be.

Thanks for the quote - it is a good one.  

Answer 7

Yes! People pick on each other and slash just cause they dont understand the other person. Half the time the flame wars are over nothing.

Good quote, Beauty Queen (you want world peace)

Answer 8

YES!

Tolerance goes beyond the absence of racial and religious bigotry, as important as that is in life..

Tolerance also means the ability to celebrate opposing ideas.

This negotiation of inner resolutions of previously conflicting concepts and feelings is the basis for greater creativity.

This kind of tolerance is the open-mindedness necessary for increased mental fluency and improved ideational flexibility… both hallmarks of the creative spirit. This kind of creative tolerance promotes the ability to find unique associations, and see new links and make connections between previously disparate ideas.

Tolerance also means the ability to persevere or to endure in difficult conditions. This perseverance of action is also a trademark of the artist, the change agent, and the crafter of a fulfilling life.

Tolerance that brings both the openness of creative thought and perseverance of worthwhile actions are indeed the highest results of a trully superior education.

Answer 9

Tolerance is a wonderful thing, but nowadays it's all to easy for people to be intolerant of someone simply because he doesn't LIKE something, whether he's tolerant of it or not.