Belief vs. Knowledge

1. Do you think we should respect the beliefs of a racist or sexist person? Provide reasons. If possible, find a recent article or video that could be used to question this (for example, the July massacre by Norwegian "racist" Anders Breivik.

I do think we should respect the beliefs of a racist or sexist person. Even though you may disagree with them, it is their belief. It may be wrong, but they need to be respected. We all have different beliefs and are free to choose what we believe. However, I think that the racist or sexist person should not push those beliefs too far because it could cause violence or hurt people. Just like the beliefs should be respected so should the people they are about.

2. Find some examples of beliefs (modern or throughout History) that you think are both misguided and dangerous.

For example, in history Hitler strongly believed that Jews were harmful to the world and that his race was superior. Obviously that belief was dangerous because of all the violence and even war it caused.