Socratic Seminar (August, 21, 2012) thoughts

Though a bit strained in the time department today's Socratic seminar was...."interesting" to say the least. I hope we will have some more time to explore the topic of "right to your own opinion" but i digress. One similarity that i found striking in relevance to the topic was the efforts of Mr. Price in the Poisonwood Bible. With blind, zealous, pride, Mr. Price epitomizes (and is not doubt Kingsolver's connotative vehicle) the lack of knowledge on the subject of subjective opinions. Throughout the novel he relentlessly criticizes/ thrusts his own beliefs, his own opinions or Christianized practices to the denizens of Kilanga, ignorantly refusing any and all of their deemed "culturally inferior" wants/principles/opinions. In short Mr. Price is the manifestation of the err, the argument presented in "the right to your opinion" as the zealot preaches and crusades for change, forcibly applying his apparent divine right (one that is ultimately an opinion) unto the un-wanting Kilangans. He believes that his word is not only gods but absolute in accuracy, in other words he believes that his opinions entail the mandate, the requirement for the "culturally inferior" Kilangans to unquestioningly follow. AH that feels better to get off my chest. Feel free to ask for clarification if needed (my writing can be very stream of conscious or stylistically frenzied when i go on a rant)