You make an interesting point, but you fail to recognise the differences between humans and animals. All wasps, for instance, will have been born in a very similar environment, ie in a nest, and live very similar lives pollenating flowers (unless they are the queen). As well as all being nurtured in the same way they do not have different personalities from each other, essentially one wasp is the same as all the other wasps.
Humans on the other hand are all raised in different homes by different people and deal with different life events. We all have different personalities, morals and values, so one human is not like all other humans.
Therefore, in the way it is logical to fear all wasps because you have had bad experiences with a few of them, it is not logical to fear an entire race of people because of a few negative experiences, it is ignorance.
The same goes for attributing characteristics, to say all wasps get angry when you swipe them is sensible, to say all (let's say) white people get angry when swear at them is not.
IIN to think racists are smart
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You make an interesting point, but you fail to recognise the differences between humans and animals. All wasps, for instance, will have been born in a very similar environment, ie in a nest, and live very similar lives pollenating flowers (unless they are the queen). As well as all being nurtured in the same way they do not have different personalities from each other, essentially one wasp is the same as all the other wasps.
Humans on the other hand are all raised in different homes by different people and deal with different life events. We all have different personalities, morals and values, so one human is not like all other humans.
Therefore, in the way it is logical to fear all wasps because you have had bad experiences with a few of them, it is not logical to fear an entire race of people because of a few negative experiences, it is ignorance.
The same goes for attributing characteristics, to say all wasps get angry when you swipe them is sensible, to say all (let's say) white people get angry when swear at them is not.