But then Captain Kirk kicks in and they interpret these through a prism of personal experience, with its predilections, prejudices, doubts, and fears.That is equally true of politics and public opinion.
Kenneth Jackson makes a more general point: "The important questions, however, are not whether Moses was prejudiced — no doubt he was — but whether that prejudice was something upon which he acted frequently".
She recalls battling prejudice and doubts.
He failed to win a seat in Parliament in the 1886 General Election and was taunted by Lord Salisbury: "However great the progress of mankind has been, and however far we have advanced in overcoming prejudices, I doubt if we have yet to go to that point of view where a British constituency would elect a black man".
Says Rob Hughes, a former professional soccer player and now chief sports writer for the Times and the International Herald Tribune's soccer columnist: "Leaving aside my prejudices, I doubt that the game will ever be changed to fit in ads.
We need to ask ourselves, "What can we do further to bridge the gap between communities and eradicate doubt, prejudice and misunderstanding -- personally, socially and intellectually?" We should all be proactive in dialogue, and this is not too good to be true!
Between that stance and the opposing view that only ignorance and prejudice could spawn doubts about a foreordained movement toward legalizing gay marriage, what chance is there for Mr. Blankenhorn's "hope for a morally and intellectually richer discussion"?
A few had even internalized this prejudice as truth, doubting that their genuine success was as prestigious as if they'd received other subsidies because they hadn't been competing with worthy opponents, i.e., men.
"My affection [for Ochs] no doubt prejudiced me, so it is worth [noting] that many observers who care more for folk music than I do remember both his compositions and his vibrato tenor as close to the peak of the genre".
There is no doubt that prejudice exists.
