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  2. Toleration - Wikipedia

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    He notes that most minority religious groups who are the beneficiaries of tolerance are themselves intolerant, at least in some respects. [17]: 80–81 Rawls argues that an intolerant sect should be tolerated in a tolerant society unless the sect directly threatens the security of other members of the society. He hypothetises that members of ...

  3. Paradox of tolerance - Wikipedia

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    Personification of Tolerance, a statue displayed in Lužánky.. The paradox of tolerance is a philosophical concept suggesting that if a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance, thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance.

  4. Religious tolerance - Wikipedia

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    Rawls argues that an intolerant sect should be tolerated in a tolerant society unless the sect directly threatens the security of other members of the society. He links this principle to the stability of a tolerant society, in which members of an intolerant sect in a tolerant society will, over time, acquire the tolerance of the wider society.

  5. Religious intolerance - Wikipedia

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    Religious freedom has developed partly due to the agreeable relationship between religious groups in its society. Several non-governmental organizations promoted tolerance and better understanding among religions in the country, both indigenous and non-indigenous.

  6. Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory - Wikipedia

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    Uncertainty avoidance (UAI): The uncertainty avoidance index is defined as "a society's tolerance for ambiguity", in which people embrace or avert an event of something unexpected, unknown, or away from the status quo. Societies that score a high degree in this index opt for stiff codes of behavior, guidelines, laws, and generally rely on ...

  7. Uncertainty avoidance - Wikipedia

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    In cross-cultural psychology, uncertainty avoidance is how cultures differ on the amount of tolerance they have of unpredictability. [1] Uncertainty avoidance is one of five key qualities or dimensions measured by the researchers who developed the Hofstede model of cultural dimensions to quantify cultural differences across international lines and better understand why some ideas and business ...

  8. Tolerance - Wikipedia

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    Desiccation tolerance, the ability of an organism to endure extreme dryness; Drug tolerance or physiological tolerance, a decrease in the response to a substance due to previous exposure Alcohol tolerance; Multidrug tolerance or antibiotic tolerance, the ability of a disease-causing microorganism to resist killing by antimicrobials

  9. Maryland Toleration Act - Wikipedia

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    The Maryland Toleration Act was an act of tolerance, allowing specific religious groups to practice their religion without being punished, but retaining the ability to revoke that right at any time. It also granted tolerance to only Christians who believed in the Trinity. [3] The law was very explicit in limiting its effects to Christians: [10]