What super names for your moggies Steve! Over the years we've had dozens:- Minty, Misty, Mindy (very confusing) Andy Pandy, Simon, Gus, Binkie, SimpsonSamson, Solo, Murphy, Sooty, Snowy and so on and on... (I'm not very original in my naming) Loads of folk in our village are happy to feed the little terrors for us when we're away, luckily.

I think that humility is an admirable quality in anyone. Like you, I can't bear know-alls (my daft sister for example, but she isn't bigoted, and she does actually know loads of stuff) One should always be prepared to listen and learn something.
At a basic level, I think an innate goodwill towards others is a delightful characteristic to have. If one sees people as valid and worthy of respect, one won't go around slagging them off or persecuting them.
The difficulty arises when these 'other people' one is trying to understand are being racist, unkind, nasty or evil. It's very hard to feel goodwill towards bigots.