Epistemology Essay

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Rodas

Victor John

Mr. Thomas Whittington

Philosophy

April, 9 2016

Epistemology Essay

Our world is filled with diversity, several ethnicities, cultures, and ways of living fill planet Earth. And with such vast diversity it’s not surprising how some people have different viewpoints, taboos, but most of all we have different beliefs (for example: religion). Beliefs are something can give us a purpose or reason to live, it can boost our desire to keep on living. A belief, truthful or not, it’s an idea which cannot be proven wrong in the eyes of those who believe in it, because let’s be real, human beings do not like to be told that they are wrong. Beliefs are fact proof, and as a result we should stop trying to provide evidence about certain beliefs.

To demonstrate how a belief despite being proved wrong can still exist in actuality, let’s take a look at the Nazi or Hitler’s doctrine. The Nazi beliefs revolved around the idea of a perfect Aryan race, or the “Master Race” as they put it, seeing the others (African Americans, Eastern Europeans, Jews, etc.) as subhuman or parasitic races. From a logical standpoint we can be assured that those beliefs are not true and that in fact every race has its weaknesses and strengths, but no one can be deemed as perfect. Some people however did not receive the memo, and as a result we have what nowadays is called the Neo-Nazis, individuals who even after World War II still believe in the far right wing ideals as Hitler did. Neo-Nazis still harass people that they considered as “inferior” racially speaking. Beliefs are a powerful thing, it cannot be destroyed and if the ideals behind it are evil they can cause serious damage (Holocaust, Armenian Genocide, and Radical Islam).

The amount of power that a belief has, brings up this question: should people believe whatever they please? We have seen the destructive effects of an idea everyone believed in the past like Hitler’s beliefs of a perfect race, or some of the destructive effects that Stalinism brought. People indeed have every right to believe in anything they want, however limitations must be imposed when it comes to radical ideas. There is a clear difference between freedoms of speech and being outright offensive and whatnot, certain beliefs should be banned so that no people are killed or harassed because of an idea. Beliefs are a powerful thing and we should everything possible to stop it from committing harm to anyone in general.

Governments around the world should really have some power in what people believe in. Sure it may sound somewhat tyrannical