The act of judging others as inferior.
Some people talk about having discriminating tastes. This means that they care a great deal about their choices – the food they eat, the clothing they wear or the way they live their lives. This kind of discrimination involves making decisions about likes and dislikes and, for the most part, is positive and harms no one.
It’s the second meaning of the word that creates conflict. Practicing discrimination is judging other people and seeing them as inferior to you or your group. When we call a certain group of people “bad,” we’re discriminating against them and acting on a pre-judged set of values we’ve been conditioned to believe. The effect? Conflict inside us that promotes conflict outside us — hostility and discord that can lead to a battle.
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