What now for Jack White?

**catmandu2** · May-31-2012, 4:53pm

Originally Posted by JeffD

Its too easy to subscribe to the assumption that a considered opinion is a knee jerk reaction or to assume that the person with the considered opinion is less musically enlightened.

en·light·ened

1.rational: free of ignorance, prejudice, or superstition
2.well informed: having a sound and open-minded understanding of all the facts, or based on such an understanding
3.having achieved great spirituality: having achieved the realization of a spiritual or religious understanding

Would you argue that, were we to drop our prejudices, we would not be more well-informed, open-minded, or understanding?

**catmandu2** · May-31-2012, 4:55pm

Originally Posted by Mike Bunting

Finally got around to reading this thread. I have to agree with you.

Well if you think this one is...enlightening...you should read the "original"

**JeffD** · May-31-2012, 5:37pm

Originally Posted by catmandu2

Would you argue that, were we to drop our prejudices, we would not be more well-informed, open-minded, or understanding?

Of course not.

That does not obviate taste and preference, I hope. I mean, a well informed open minded enlightened person might very prefer this or that, and consider this or description or label as innaccurate.

My point is to be careful to avoid describing a difference of opinion or taste as the difference between prejudice and enlightenment. At least until one has done the 'hard' work of determining that it was, in fact, a small minded prejudice.

**JeffD** · May-31-2012, 5:41pm

Originally Posted by catmandu2

Well if you think this one is...enlightening...you should read the "original"

That is true. It was hammer and tongs for a bit in that one.

**mandolirius** · May-31-2012, 5:47pm

Originally Posted by catmandu2

Well if you think this one is...enlightening...you should read the "original"

True. This one pales by comparison.

**catmandu2** · May-31-2012, 5:48pm

Originally Posted by JeffD

Of course not.

That does not obviate taste and preference, I hope. I mean, a well informed open minded enlightened person might very prefer this or that, and consider this or description or label as innaccurate.

My point is to be careful to avoid describing a difference of opinion or taste as the difference between prejudice and enlightenment. At least until one has done the 'hard' work of determining that it was, in fact, a small minded prejudice.

I'm a "big picture" thinker