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What ACTUALLY gives you hope for humanity?
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Well, not really, because most religions promote stagnation via fixed words of a said holy book/scripture. You can't change or adapt if rules/beliefs are set and inflexible. Yes not everyone takes it upon themselves to uphold these beliefs so strictly, but it's there, and it encourages this.Skullkid4187 said:
A stubborn state of mind is not a tool to further humanity or a trait to hold debate/discussion. Change is required.
Through this, I expect the increase of agnostic/athiest and maybe Taoist views, along with the glorification of reason and discussion will restore my hope in humanity.
But as it stands with our current politically correct system, and unwarranted self-importance/elitism through being offended, that is impeding discussion. I don't see a bright future for humanity if this carries on for too long.
No, it's not.Sightless Wisdom said:
In fact, people like you who look down on others just for believing in a religion annoy me just as much as fundamentalists.
To me, it doesn't matter what your religion (or lack thereof) is, as long as you're not intolerant, or try and force it on people in any way. That really pisses me off.
Ot: I have plenty of faith in humanity. There's always people that try to fight the tide of tyranny, for equality, or simply against apathy or misanthropy (which seems to be very trendy these days)
Sure, these people may be in the minority, but they're always there, and it's that human spirit I have faith for.
That and tea. God, I love tea.
Scientists and Engineers. Not them solely, but their ideas and goals. Like cars for example. Some Greenpeace activist won't solve the problem - it will be scientists and engineers.
Health and Safety and all the crap needs to step back in the way of progress. Simply sending seeds to places like Africa is not enough, when you can advance yourself enough to send the technology there that enables them to harvest consistant and bountiful crops. (Just a note, I'm not talking about GM foods here. Just better farming equipment)
Health and Safety and all the crap needs to step back in the way of progress. Simply sending seeds to places like Africa is not enough, when you can advance yourself enough to send the technology there that enables them to harvest consistant and bountiful crops. (Just a note, I'm not talking about GM foods here. Just better farming equipment)
Positive emotional forces beat negative forces in the big picture. Everyone does their best with what they've got. Some don't know what their missing, others do.
In the end truth brings people together, lies divide us. Teams co-operating towards a goal that they believe in are strong. Whole greater than the sum of it's parts. The real question is the altruism co-efficient (film - "The Box"), help those you can, protect your family, grow as a person, grow as a couple, grow as a family. Listen and be heard.
No-one wants a war, they want other things, and a war is a means to those ends. If ends are met, we are not left wanting. War is hell, but this is because conflict within breeds conflict without. If you can't sort you own problems out you need external assistance. That could be asking a friend for advice or invading a country for resources.
We are a heavily divided species. Culture, language, law, trade, craft. Better communication brings channels for conflict to be confronted. Like any chaotic system, a storm only arises when there is a large gap from equilibrium. People should stop avoiding conflict and start confronting it. There are huge issues out there that communication could confront.
More "I don't agree with your opinion, why do you hold this opinion?"
Less "Sure, that's fine, in my country it's different, but I respect your culture."
No-one wants to compromise, but understanding from both sides opens doors.
In the end truth brings people together, lies divide us. Teams co-operating towards a goal that they believe in are strong. Whole greater than the sum of it's parts. The real question is the altruism co-efficient (film - "The Box"), help those you can, protect your family, grow as a person, grow as a couple, grow as a family. Listen and be heard.
No-one wants a war, they want other things, and a war is a means to those ends. If ends are met, we are not left wanting. War is hell, but this is because conflict within breeds conflict without. If you can't sort you own problems out you need external assistance. That could be asking a friend for advice or invading a country for resources.
We are a heavily divided species. Culture, language, law, trade, craft. Better communication brings channels for conflict to be confronted. Like any chaotic system, a storm only arises when there is a large gap from equilibrium. People should stop avoiding conflict and start confronting it. There are huge issues out there that communication could confront.
More "I don't agree with your opinion, why do you hold this opinion?"
Less "Sure, that's fine, in my country it's different, but I respect your culture."
No-one wants to compromise, but understanding from both sides opens doors.
As an athiest who is usually pretty anti religion i found myself humbled by a simple scene that gave me faith not only in humanity but in religion.
It was a documentry about 9/11 where it showed hand held footage of peoples reactions. People were terrified and inconsolable with grief running, screaming, crying, but a single couple sat by the egde of the church, heads to together, hands held, and sat in silence as they shared their grief together and prayed. The scene was so humbling i gained a lot of faith in humanity and even religion.
It was a documentry about 9/11 where it showed hand held footage of peoples reactions. People were terrified and inconsolable with grief running, screaming, crying, but a single couple sat by the egde of the church, heads to together, hands held, and sat in silence as they shared their grief together and prayed. The scene was so humbling i gained a lot of faith in humanity and even religion.
The fact that we are still tech infants in the long term of human invention and with the future bringing personal space travel to all humans, the planet we spent our lives traveling will be todays equivalent of wales