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quote:Originally posted by King_Cotton:
I ask this out of curiosity, not disagreement, but could you please enlighten me?
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Well this is just one perspective that i have, and im not saying its right or wrong, but i am concerned with the general direction of mankind these days... The world is divided by people with dissenting opinions.
Many people think that the united states is indirectly policing the world, making the world safe for democracy, the only godly form of government known to man.. I think it's safe to say that the typical american beleives that america is ruling under gods graces, and that all the senseless acts of war are justified.
There are also the people who say that there is no such thing as god, and that the existence of life is purely a product of scientific happenings. Because of the ability of humans to prove that the earth is more than 4 billion years old, it is impossible that the earth was created in 7 days, rendering the bible ficitonal.
Let's not forget the chinese, who were ruled under the iron thumb of a confucian style government, which requires the absolute consent of its citizens to the ruling power.
There many other popular styles of thinking, and every single one beleives that it's ways are correct and just. However, it is impossible to say that one style of thinking and living(religion)is just and another is not, because each style has it's own merit.
I beleive that every single person on the entire planet must compromise if we are to achieve the planetary peace required to reach into the stars and star to search for answers to the really important questions.
All religions, philosphies, ways of life, what have you, have a certain quality to them that makes them viable. What the planet needs is a flexible philosophy that can be adopted by all and accepted by all which will allow the planet to mature and grow into a galactic power.
I think that the philosophy i mentioned should go something like this:
- All life is precious, killing another human is never justifiable.
-knowldedge is the ultimate power in the universe, and as a species, we should seek out only the truest knowledge.
-cooperation is the only thing that will allow us to achieve anything worthwhile (cooperation: people or greater entities working in common with commonly agreed upon goals and possibly methods, instead of working separately in competition)
- Tolerance is a requirement if we are to achieve anything worthwhile. If a person does not want to learn the ways of a certain thought style, it is the right of that person. However, if that person wishes to share his opinion with somebody else, he must be willing to hear the other persons opinions and thought style as well.
-nothing is false until it is accurately disproven. The existence of a god is not a false idea, as it has yet to be disproven.
-It is the duty of the species to expand to the limit of it's abilities. This is the way of life.
-It is also the duty of the species to never destroy life where it can be helped. This means that expansion must be limited to allow for the existence of other species.
I dunno im still workin on it. I'll take a few philosophy classes and revise it maybe?
[This message has been edited by samurai_steve (edited 02-01-2007).]
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