The worst idea Mankind ever had?

[fix-the-spade]

But think about it. why? Why would an alien species who has done the seemingly impossible and actually found another planet which has life such as ours immidiatly decide to destroy the thing?

That would be a question for Religion to answer.

 

[Booze Zombie]

The worst idea? Capitalism.

 

[DigitalSushi]

So many choices for this topic, but I suppose communism and what it has done embodies the worst things that have happened to humans and the fact it keeps on appealing to people despite its disastrous history.

Elaborate.

Don't bother elaborating. You have no idea what communism is.

True communism has nothing to do with what Stalin did. Read some Carl Marx.

Ever heard of the "Marxist rebels" in any of a hundred civil wars? Yah, that's him.

I wanted him to elaborate, he clearly doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

[Trace2010]

Landing on the Moon...seriously guys, set the bar a little higher *rolls eyes*.

I'll go along with this one and say "cutting NASA's budget."

 

[megapenguinx]

I have to agree with the religion posts.
Also basing payment of goods based on coin and paper money.
Hey barter your services, be useful or die.
Edit: What I mean to say is you need to be skilled at something to survive (i.e carpentry, mathematics, etc) kind of like it is now, except cutting out the middle man (money) and doing a direct exchange.

 

[Insomniactk]

The Wheel, definitely...

/thread
/sarcasm

 

[Trace2010]

But think about it. why? Why would an alien species who has done the seemingly impossible and actually found another planet which has life such as ours immidiatly decide to destroy the thing?

That would be a question for Religion to answer.

Actually not...we seek to assimilate- not exterminate!

 

[Pirate Brahm]

Chocolate chip pancake-wrapped sausage on a stick. And if you're a Jon Stewart fan, add some Baconaise Light.

 

[KaZZaP]

Hey barter your services, be useful or die.
Edit: What I mean to say is you need to be skilled at something to survive (i.e carpentry, mathematics, etc) kind of like it is now, except cutting out the middle man (money) and doing a direct exchange.

That's my new answer for worst idea ever, so if I'm a doctor I have to find a farmer who needs a triple bypass before I can eat?

 

[cuddly_tomato]

I have to agree with the religion posts.
Also basing payment of goods based on coin and paper money.
Hey barter your services, be useful or die.
Edit: What I mean to say is you need to be skilled at something to survive (i.e carpentry, mathematics, etc) kind of like it is now, except cutting out the middle man (money) and doing a direct exchange.

And people who aren't? People born blind, have Down syndrome, or simply aren't all that capable? Should they starve be euthenised humanely?

If we take "worst" idea to mean "horrific and evil" then we have a contender here.

 

[megapenguinx]

Hey barter your services, be useful or die.
Edit: What I mean to say is you need to be skilled at something to survive (i.e carpentry, mathematics, etc) kind of like it is now, except cutting out the middle man (money) and doing a direct exchange.

That's my new answer for worst idea ever, so if I'm a doctor I have to find a farmer who needs a triple bypass before I can eat?

Exactly!

Yeah it worked out better in my head before I was more widely awake.
So I'm going to change my answer to religion.
That and reality tv. I mean honestly? As if television was not already bad enough.

 

[fix-the-spade]

That would be a question for Religion to answer.

Actually not...we seek to assimilate- not exterminate!

I thought it was subjugate the weak, exterminate the unwilling.

 

[Abedeus]

Face it, religion has hurt humanity more than it has helped.

If not for religion and our Pope, Poland would still be a post-communistic hell without democracy and with a lot of terrorism coming from our "leaders".

Wow Poland's government was changed, well that makes up for the millions killed in things like the Holocaust or the 100 year war.

*edit* sorry I meant to copy this into my other post

I don't think the Jews were killed because of their religion. Or that Hitler killed because of his religion.

He was just a nut. The worst nut in the history of mankind.


Also, Pope changed more than just our government. He made peace with the Prothestant leader and opened a dialog with Dalai Lama. None of the previous Popes did it.

Ya and I'm sure all those crazy Muslim extremists don't want to kill us becasue of our religion but it sure makes a good excuse.

Smart people don't generalize.

Also, the Muslim religion strictly forbids taking people's lifes. Only some idiots think that Jihad really means a war, while the majority of people know (unless they are ignorant) that it refers to defending your beliefs ONLY WITHOUT USING FORCE. You also can't harm children, women, elderly and the sick. You can't taint your enemy's supplies, destroy valuable and required to live things.

And most importantly, The Greater Jihad refers to an inner fight with yourself. Fighting with temptations, sin and your weaknesses.

Furthermore, Muslims around the word condemn terrorist attacks, because they give Islam a bad name.

http://home.wlu.edu/~lubint/islamonWTC.htm
http://groups.colgate.edu/aarislam/response.htm
http://www.unc.edu/~kurzman/terror.htm

So stop being intolerant, ignorant and uninformed.

 

[megapenguinx]

I have to agree with the religion posts.
Also basing payment of goods based on coin and paper money.
Hey barter your services, be useful or die.
Edit: What I mean to say is you need to be skilled at something to survive (i.e carpentry, mathematics, etc) kind of like it is now, except cutting out the middle man (money) and doing a direct exchange.

And people who aren't? People born blind, have Down syndrome, or simply aren't all that capable? Should they starve be euthenised humanely?

If we take "worst" idea to mean "horrific and evil" then we have a contender here.

Yeah I do have my evil moments (I was once hugely convinced we should apply survival of the fittest to the human race and see where they go ala Mr. Sinister from the Xmen).
I'm not that big a fan of capitalism though... more for socialism than anything else really.

 

[Baby Tea]

Smart people don't generalyze.

Also, the Muslim religion strictly forbids taking people's lifes. Only some idiots think that Jihad really means a war, while the majority of people know (unless they are ignorant) that it refers to defending your beliefs ONLY WITHOUT USING FORCE. You also can't harm children, women, elderly and the sick. You can't taint your enemy's supplies, destroy valuable and required to live things.

And most importantly, The Greater Jihad refers to an inner fight with yourself. Fighting with temptations, sin and your weaknesses.

Furthermore, Muslims around the word condemn terrorist attacks, because they give Islam a bad name.

http://home.wlu.edu/~lubint/islamonWTC.htm
http://groups.colgate.edu/aarislam/response.htm
http://www.unc.edu/~kurzman/terror.htm

So stop being intolerant, ignorant and uninformed.

Huzzah! Another person who isn't an uneducated moron! We need more of those around here, especially when talking about religion in general. Cuddly Tomato and I usually have our hands full. Share the load!

 

[SinfulKnight]

Jar Jar Binks.

 

[kiwisushi]

Marmite (Or vegimite, depends where you are from)

For those out there who are saying religion - I would say its probably one of the better ideas we have had - it just gets used to peoples own ends half the time.

 

[Abedeus]

Smart people don't generalyze.

Also, the Muslim religion strictly forbids taking people's lifes. Only some idiots think that Jihad really means a war, while the majority of people know (unless they are ignorant) that it refers to defending your beliefs ONLY WITHOUT USING FORCE. You also can't harm children, women, elderly and the sick. You can't taint your enemy's supplies, destroy valuable and required to live things.

And most importantly, The Greater Jihad refers to an inner fight with yourself. Fighting with temptations, sin and your weaknesses.

Furthermore, Muslims around the word condemn terrorist attacks, because they give Islam a bad name.

http://home.wlu.edu/~lubint/islamonWTC.htm
http://groups.colgate.edu/aarislam/response.htm
http://www.unc.edu/~kurzman/terror.htm

So stop being intolerant, ignorant and uninformed.

Huzzah! Another person who isn't an uneducated moron! We need more of those around here, especially when talking about religion in general. Cuddly Tomato and I usually have our hands full. Share the load!

Thanks. I'm not a religious person, in fact, I'm one of the least religious people I've ever seen. I just hate when ignorant people are spreading lies based on misinformation, TV propaganda and the voices in the head.

 

[TheMatt]

So many choices for this topic, but I suppose communism and what it has done embodies the worst things that have happened to humans and the fact it keeps on appealing to people despite its disastrous history.

Elaborate.

Don't bother elaborating. You have no idea what communism is.

True communism has nothing to do with what Stalin did. Read some Carl Marx.

Ever heard of the "Marxist rebels" in any of a hundred civil wars? Yah, that's him.

I wanted him to elaborate, he clearly doesn't know what he's talking about.

whoops! sry dude.