User: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO MAKE A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE PERSON AND THE PERSON'S IDEA?

Weegy: It is important since good ideas often arise from people we don't like.Also bad ideas arise from people we like. It is rightly said by mahathma Gandhi that 'hate the crime and not the criminal'. [ If there is distinction between a person and person's ideas, we fail to heed to the idea of an unauspicious person, even if the idea will defenitely be good for us. Also, we heed to the advice of a person we like, even if his idea is harmful to us. We should understand that even a cold-blooded person has something good in him http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20101216204848AAoQa56 ]
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User: Provide an example of when you confused the person and the idea?

Weegy: One example of how someone could confuse a person and an idea is by confusing the ideas of a religion with those of its founder. It may not necessarily be the case, since religions have changed so much through the years.
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User: What could be some consequences if this were to occur?