"You shouldn't judge people!" I have often heard this from my Christian friends. They base it on "Judge not lest you be judged". I find it ironic that when they say this, it is predicated on judgement, that is by their judgement someone was making a judgement.
What other things have you heard theist say that is full of irony?
It's true advising people not to judge is based on judgment. To survive,& certainly to thrive, we must constantly make judgments. It's what the military calls "situational awareness". We must judge things like, "Is this person really my friend or are they trying to cheat me", or "Is this person really competent to do the job or will they screw up " & so on.
A person who fails to judge accurately most of the time is a fool who will hurt themselves & probably others. If we judge correctly, we will stay far away from such a person.
Religious people, as usual, are mouthing naive nonsense that has no basis in real life.
The saying is "Judge not lest you also be judged", but we are constantly judged whether we judge or not, & if we don't judge effectively, we will be judged as incompetent
Very well said I, do believe I will use your excellent phrasing!
@DavidLaDeau Glad you found something meaningful
I think real judgment involves punishment. The other judgment is just observation.
Could you expalin this further?
@DavidLaDeau One example of real judgment is the type done by a judge who can mete out punishment if you're guilty. Then there's the ordinary folk who judge and punish people as they feel inclined. Then there's judging people as being whatever but leaving them the hell alone.
@brentan Thank you!