Quote Originally Posted by Polymirize
I don't understand why you think prejudice involves disliking others that are the same as us? I would have thought it was more of just the opposite.

But I have to side firmly on cultural and social origins for prejudices. I guess you could make a very weak case for genetics playing a role, but even then its always a mixture of genetics and environment that constitute behavior.

Even with regard to your own example concerning omlettes, the subject remembers back to his own traumatic encounters with omlettes in his childhood. I don't see the biological bias, I see a learned bias because his mom was a bad cook. Could you flesh that out?

I'm going to give you list answers, no disrepect, just in a rush

1. 'Same as' meaning humans. racial nad culutral (it even breaks down into sub culutres) have a cultural basis, i agree. But i must admit even though i try to make that argument sound logical, it was a typo, it is supposed to be 'different then us.'

Thats true, about the omlette situation, but the mans tramtic experince has nothing do with the situation now.

his mom was a bad cook
20 years ago

This diner has a reputation for good omlettes, and the man is in a situation where he has nothing to lose, but would rather pay more money to recive something he does not need (lack of hunger) but is used to.
2. The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions.

I'm not saying my idea is right, after all, we will never really know, i just wanted some people on the other side of the fence to rebut my ideas in a logical manner.:thumbsup: