I have been visiting and helping out a solitary older gentleman through a mutual-aid organization. He clearly values our time together.
But on a recent visit he revealed repugnant beliefs — that Jews control the world and Black people are genetically inferior to whites.
My attempts to disabuse him went nowhere. Does my ethical obligation to help this person override a desire to reject those ideas?
Does it even matter if an isolated person believes terrible things? Name Withheld Let’s stipulate that this fellow acquired these beliefs from growing up in a community rife with prejudices.