Quote of the Day: Tolerance
“Real tolerance entails putting up with what one considers to be error.” -Mark L. Y. Chan
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“Real tolerance entails putting up with what one considers to be error.” -Mark L. Y. Chan
Is tolerance really only “putting up with?”
In the context of the article, perhaps. I was just happy that someone was not trying to separate true, foundational disagreement from the inherent nature of tolerance.
I definitely resonate with his idea. I think our culture has stretched “tolerance” to mean “view all things as equally valid.” I appreciate that his definition moves us from how we view the thing into the relationship with the person.
I generally have a distaste of “tolerance”, but probably because of my school conduct policy of ‘zero tolerance’ and society over zealous tolerance. Poor word never saw it coming. Causes me to view as narrow minded sometimes because I believe in something.