intolerance — The Good Men Project

The True Believer

April 24, 2013 By Jesse Kornbluth 1 Comment

Boston bombers, Boston Marathon, Tsarnaev brothers, psychology of intolerance, fanaticism

How do two guys come to believe, with absolute certainty, that murder is a moral necessity?

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Forgive Them, Father

September 25, 2012 By Registered Runaway 8 Comments

The Registered Runaway’s father was fully supportive of his son… but his church told him not to be.

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PB&J and the Culture War: Caught in the Crossfire

September 18, 2012 By Jordan Green 9 Comments

A Portland-area teacher has an angry internet in fits after supposedly comparing peanut butter and jelly to ‘white privilege’. It’s time for America to wake up to the fact PB&Js aren’t all that good in the first place.

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The Good Mind Project: Intolerance Toward Contradictions

September 14, 2012 By Ben Labe 2 Comments

Consistency is absolutely essential to reaching the truth, because without it, truth becomes a completely vacuous concept.

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Un-Defining Manhood

August 7, 2012 By Ryan W. Bradley 18 Comments

Men cling to bachelorhood as a defining chapter of their lives, but becoming a husband and father is much more personally defining than being single could ever be, writes Ryan W. Bradley.

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Intolerant Dad: One Man’s Tragic Quest for His Father’s Acceptance

July 26, 2012 By Ryan Bjorklund 2 Comments

“She liked him but didn’t know how to express it. There were days where they talked for hours, talked about nothing, and she enjoyed herself. He enjoyed himself, too. They never fell in love.”