What does being judgmental even mean? I hear it all the time: "Don't judge me" "Don't judge others" Why not?
9 Answers to "What does being judgmental even mean? I hear it all the time: "Don't judge me" "Don't judge others" Why not?"
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exactly.... we all exercise judgement, hopefully good judgment.
That phrase is most often used by people who habitually exercise BAD judgment.Like (3)
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I only ever hear such stuff from fundamentalists and ultra-conservatives. It means that whatever they say or do is beyond mortal appraisal.
'Judge not, that ye shall not be judged' - respectable, within limits - in the political sphere has become close to nihilism's 'nothing is true, everything is permitted'.
I am a simple fellow and so will continue to pass judgement on every painting I view, book I read, person I meet and action committed which affects me and the society I cherish.Like (2)
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Judgments are a necessary part of the thought process. People only want you to stop judging when your judgments about someone are unfair or not complementary.
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all you bible thumpers are stupid. the fact is you shouldnt judge others because doing so implies that there is nothing that you can be judged for. which is in no way the case
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it doesn't imply that at all.
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sure it does if i see a woman walking down the street and i think shes a *****. that implies i think im better than her on a simple judgement call
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I was thinking the exact same thing...
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Because as it says in the bible in Matthew 7:1, 2. "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged. For with whatever judgement you judge, you will be judged: and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you..."
So while you're pointing your fingers at someone, others are pointing fingers at you. Nobody's perfect and you don't know what you would have done in the same situation as them.
But you're right. Everyone judges almost instantaneously. It's one of the disadvantages of being human.Like (1)
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It's one of the necessities of being human - nobody would survive the day without exercising countless appraisals and judgments wether at home, work or the ballot box. I am deeply suspicious of those who wish to subvert personal judgment - are we to be returned to the Middle Ages when serfs obeyed orders and kept their mouths shut - except when told to pray?
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It says in the bible that some judgments are righteous. I think it means simply not to point your finger at someone who does wrong--basically mind your own business.
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Because judging others is WRONG. You judging judger!
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Cause you're not God. Or maybe you are
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Posted by MyNameIsQ Jul 21st, 2012 at 6:05PM
Judgment is just thought. You take in the sum of the evidence you are presented, reason through it as best you can, reach an evaluation, and then, in light of some standard you hold, decide what that evaluation means you should do (if anything).
People who scream "Don't judge me!" are telling you not to do this. They're telling you not to think. They're saying that you have no right to reason through the evidence, to apply whatever standard you hold, to interfere with anything they do, or even to have an opinion on the matter. But this is, on the face of it, patently absurd. We have to judge things and people all the time. Without it, society collapses. It's an obscenely narcissistic claim, that this person has some special exemption from being thought about, from having judgments formed about them. What makes them special? Nothing. Just a sense of entitlement and a desire to float through life free of criticism and permitted to do whatever they want without restraint.
Anyone who uses the "don't judge me" meme is basically saying that you have no right to analyze anyone who comes into your life. But you do have that right, because you can.
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