Contempt of another person is egotistically ignorant -- whether of a child with Down's Syndrome, a "believer", a poor person, or a murderer. We might win the game, but the prize belongs to the roll of the dice -- not to us.
We are not self-made. We are the product of our genetics and our conditioning. Anyone born Hiltler will be Hitler. Same for Einstein, Mother Teresa, or your's truly. We can abhor or praise a person's behavior, but it's disingenuous to abhor or praise the person. We do what we do because we are who we are.
As Joe South's old song said, "Before you abuse, criticize and accuse, walk a mile in my shoes."
To feel contempt for another is like the Queen of England looking down her nose at a poor single mother. It is wrong on many levels.
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