Religion, Politics, and War.

[jak111]

Hmm, after reading through a few topics many of you are either for or against many different aspects of life. You quarrel with each other whether you're ashamed to admit it or admit it courageously.

I was just reading a few of the recent articles and there seems to be quarrels on race, religion, politics, etc. So I've decided to ask you all a question, of which only 3 answers are available to you, so think and choose wisely.

How would you envision the 'perfect' world?

1.) As it is now, multiple religions, multiple types of governments, many segregated communities.

2.) Only your choice of government, only your choice of religion, only your choice of who lives where.

3.) No governments, no religion, no 'black' or 'white' communities, just nothing at all except people.

Do not lie, for I can see that many of you would actually choose the second option whether or not you are willing to admit it. I will post what I think on this matter perhaps another day, for now it is interesting to see how people here truly feel.

[JJM]

It would be closest to 1. You bring up a point. I have long said that I am against a one world philosophy, and that it is ok to have many nations with many laws and beliefs, so that people can choose where they want to live. The only changes necessary would be the ending of the fights and the riding of cruel governments.

[Phatscotty]

There is such a bubble that 100% imprisons the mind in race/gender/class hatred.

Some people cannot speak, think, or listen to anything outside the bubble.

It rules some people's lives and thoughts, it becomes worshiped, becomes fundamentalist in a mystical kind of way....

If one can break out of the bubble, they are on their way to true tolerance, understanding, and respect.

[jak111]

It would be closest to 1. You bring up a point. I have long said that I am against a one world philosophy, and that it is ok to have many nations with many laws and beliefs, so that people can choose where they want to live. The only changes necessary would be the ending of the fights and the riding of cruel governments.

I cannot find the theory I am thinking of that helps me say this with ease, but I do remember it's rule. You cannot have a positive thing without a negative and vice versa. Everything in the universe cancels each other out. In comic books, super heroes and super villains cancel each other out. If you dig a hole in the earth by moving up dirt, another place shall gain that dirt, cancelling each other out.

So if you want to get rid of fighting we must get rid of the problems but in a way such that it ends up neutral. If you want good governments, you shall have bad ones as well. However if you wish for no government it will not have a positive or negative effect on each other because it will already equal zero.

If you want no fighting from religions you can either have a good religion (Buddhism x3) +1 and a bad religion (Pretty much every other religion out there) -1 to cancel each other out, OR you can have no religion and not need a positive and negative to cancel one another out.

I am going to refrain from going any further into this matter until I see more votes, because I do not like biased answers. So let's see what else is said

Fastposted, Hmmm, there are many bubbles in life, not just one that you speak of whichever one that may be. I've seen many 'bubbles' so to speak. Most of which are there only to cause fear and control people in what another person wants.

[pmchugh]

In one sense 3 just seems like a specific case of 2, namely a Humanist and Anarchistic Atheist. What is the difference?

Nevertheless, I find it difficult to choose an option. I will have to think about it.

[patches70]

Option 4- Invaders from space who turn human beings into the equivalent of ants in an ant farm.

Seriously, I'd rather live in a world that embraces volatility. Nature always delivers volatility, human beings evolved with it and now today we attempt to subdue volatility through legislation, procedure and methodologies. Volatility subdued is like a coiled spring ready to break. Somebody ends up getting an eye poked out....