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RE: Debate Forum - Week 7 - Sectarianism and Dogma

in #ungrip7 years ago

Honestly, no, but there's a stipulation where I'm gonna say yes.

I'd say no, because people and things only have the power that we give them. In the past these groups had power, which caused fear, which attracted followers who were afraid of going against them. Now, these groups still have maintained power, but with blockchain technology we have the potential to change all that in a peaceful way.

We are starting to see that we don't need these groups, we can start doing everything that needs to be done on our own. If everyone realized this, we would have nothing to worry about from them. That's the thing though, people are so entrenched in the belief that we need people telling us what to do, how to act, where to put our money, what to believe, and what to learn.

The real struggle is going to be showing people that they are truly free, convincing them that we don't need to follow the dogma anymore. Now more than ever, we have this incredible ability to learn and communicate, but we are all still afraid of eachother. We have no trust, and when the majority of people hear something they don't already believe in, something that hasn't come from a reputable source (generally thought to be an authority like mass media for most,) then we disregard it, call people kooks, and even go so far as attacking these people spreading truth on a personal level.

People fear change, even if the change would free us from the prevalence of sectarianism authority we currently see. So currently I would say we don't need to worry, we need to be aware, and start revealing to others the fact that we have believed this dogma for so long. They may not see the truth in that at first, but it will work on them subconsciously.

Apologies for not taking a side and sticking with it, I don't think there is a clear side to pick for this discussion, because we grant power as a collective, no group has inherent power.