[David25901]

What is wrong with making judgments (i.e. forming opinions) about issues such as social justice? I get rankled every time I hear the word ‘judgmental’ being used as a synonym for ‘narrow-mindedness.’ Aren’t you confusing judging with prejudging? And what is this nonsense about being non-judgmental? Everyone makes judgments, all of us, and I see no problem with that as long as judgments are based on cogent and compelling evidence. Problems occur when judgments are based on such phenomena as false assumptions (prejudice), lack of understanding or evidence (plain ignorance), skewed logic (irrationality) or a refusal to acknowledge contrary evidence (intransigence). There is nothing wrong with being ‘judgmental’ per se; it doesn’t indicate prejudice or narrow-mindedness. It just means a person is disposed to making judgments, and doesn’t reveal the ‘reasonableness’ or ‘fairness’ of the judgments they make.

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Name : David25901, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, City : Brisbane, State : NA, Country : Australia, Education level : 4 Years of College,