Ignorance is not a crime in itself. It does, however, seem to foster it. How?
Ignorance commonly creates hatred or distrust as a by-product. This can then breed any number of crimes.
On the other hand, much of this hatred and distrust breeds no actual crimes. Does this necessarily make it harmless?
I think “secretly” harboring hatred and distrust is very insidious. Jesus taught that “sin” or any other such undesirable action must originate as a thought. Much like those below any hypothetical “line of greed”, it seems many of us have hatreds or distrusts that “evade the radar” as it were.
However, these “thoughts” can actually have a very dangerous effect on society only because they go largely unnoticed. They foster tension that can not be pointed out or “diagnosed”, much like a disease that has no apparent origin.
Ignorance commonly creates hatred or distrust as a by-product. This can then breed any number of crimes.
On the other hand, much of this hatred and distrust breeds no actual crimes. Does this necessarily make it harmless?
I think “secretly” harboring hatred and distrust is very insidious. Jesus taught that “sin” or any other such undesirable action must originate as a thought. Much like those below any hypothetical “line of greed”, it seems many of us have hatreds or distrusts that “evade the radar” as it were.
However, these “thoughts” can actually have a very dangerous effect on society only because they go largely unnoticed. They foster tension that can not be pointed out or “diagnosed”, much like a disease that has no apparent origin.
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