Comments on: Hypocrisy: A Theoretical Situation

By: Navy Girl

Navy Girl — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:08:21 +0000

sure thing its bad .. but its all depends on the time he changed his mind .. i mean did he do that before changing his mind or he had to change his mind just for that ?? cuz in that case he is a hypocrite ..

By: N.

N. — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:22:09 +0000

By: cixousianpanic

cixousianpanic — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:51:57 +0000

If he has stopped being a threat and sees that someone else is? he’s not a hypocrite, he’s rather experienced. I second shale here.

By: Shale

Shale — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:11:08 +0000

(frickin’ html)

One could be perceived as a hypocrite for changing ones beliefs. The definitions seem to maintain that hypocrisy is saying one thing while doing another. This is as opposed to saying one thing when you previously said another.

However, I have changed my opinion on a number of things in the past, and I would accept it if people called me hypocritical. This may be related to your question on changing belief back and forth. I think it is just a good idea not to speak or act too soon, before you have collected enough information to be sure.

By: Shale

Shale — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:10:06 +0000

hyp�o�crite /?h?p?kr?t/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[hip-uh-krit] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation
�noun
1. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
2. a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
[Origin: 1175�1225; ME ipocrite

By: Shale

Shale — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:09:01 +0000

By: N.

N. — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:08:53 +0000

chikapappi,
Interesting the way you look at it. It is right, in its own way really! The idea was to make it interpreted in many different ways.

Shale,
You’re right about updating opinions based on new information. However, aren’t those who update their opinions mostly blamed for being hypocrites! What is if this person moves back and forth, and is undecided upon a stable belief!

eshda3wa,
What I said to chika :p

Pearls,
E, but how!

Laialy,
That’s good, the facts part. In truth every situation is different! Based on theory alone, we have to come up with solutions that address possible situations! For example, what if a smoker preaches about non smoking? Is that hypocrisy?

Grey,
True, we sometimes do that. Why does being caught important here?

Navy Girl,
You’re right. However is calling him a hypocrite a bad thing? He did change his opinions didnt he?

Sarah,
That’s a good saying, and is so true! If indeed we should not judge, but we are all human after all. We make assumptions and make judgments by instinct.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:45:07 +0000

I think that there is no absolute truth. There are as many truths as they are human beings [ ]. No one is exactly the same, not even twins.
I agree with Navy Girl when she says: “no one should judge no one else”
As Shale pointed out: “An essential part of not being an idiot is updating your opinion on receipt of new information.” We are all free to change our minds about a subject, and i think that it is part of growing up. Imagine if we still thought as if we were 6 years old, or even 20?!?
For the rest, i think that blaming/judging/condemning someone for something you did yourself means (in my opinion) that you have a problem with yourself, whatever you call it.
In French we have an interesting saying “Fais ce que je dis mais ne fais surtout pas ce que je fais!” translation: “Do what I tell you to do but don’t do what I do”. We usually say this about parents… because they blame us for mistakes they made themselves!
I think growing up means that you are wise enough to understand that we all go through different phases and we all make mistakes “to learn”, therefore, judging or condemning is useless. :)

By: Navy Girl

Navy Girl — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:09:06 +0000

i’ll have to say that i’m a bit confused !! but … first i believe that no one should judge no one else as for we are not their god ! yet i can tell you that in this situation it is a hypocrisy if he wants others to be singled out while he is a threat himself , then yeah it is .. lemme make it simple to you .. if you do stuff that you do not wana others to do then its is hypocrisy !! .. i hope i got this right ? :)

By: GreY"

GreY" — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:34:55 +0000

We all are .. at some point in life we choose be hypocrites or act as one with out our knowledge . Either way it happens to all of us … just don’t get caught , thats all…