world peace, Is it a good thing? Options

[sikdragon]

I am not a warmonger, but I am completely against world peace, what do you think?

[*not_your_average*]

Lois Lowry wrote a book called The Giver. In that book, the Community is all peaceful. There is no war, no conflict, nothing. It is a utopia. However, there are numerous laws governing everything, from how many children you can raise to how children under the age of seven should wear their coats. There is no feeling, because feelings cause conflict. I would hate to live in such a world. As long as there is feeling and emotion, world peace is impossible.

[yo pusha]

Lois Lowry wrote a book called The Giver. In that book, the Community is all peaceful. There is no war, no conflict, nothing. It is a utopia. However, there are numerous laws governing everything, from how many children you can raise to how children under the age of seven should wear their coats. There is no feeling, because feelings cause conflict. I would hate to live in such a world. As long as there is feeling and emotion, world peace is impossible.

i have not read the book, but is that not the most extreme example? i believe world peace is possible, and world peace in an open society is also possible. i believe as the world advances and "flattens", human beings will make progress as well. just look at how far we have come in the last century. eventually, our race will become tolerant enough to allow the idea of world peace to happen. we are approaching the age of ideas , and instead of connecting with people because of silly reasons such as skin color or race, we will begin to connect based on shared ideas. steven ding, always the optimist

[*not_your_average*]

i have not read the book, but is that not the most extreme example? i believe world peace is possible, and world peace in an open society is also possible. i believe as the world advances and "flattens", human beings will make progress as well. just look at how far we have come in the last century. eventually, our race will become tolerant enough to allow the idea of world peace to happen. we are approaching the age of ideas , and instead of connecting with people because of silly reasons such as skin color or race, we will begin to connect based on shared ideas. steven ding, always the optimist

It is an extreme example, but the ideas in that same book are in its smallest form in our world today. I don't believe we are born with feelings, rather, we are taught them. Just like prejudice is taught, racism is taught, hate is taught, love and happiness are taught. With world peace, everything would be good and lovely, right? Without the bad to balance it out, we would never appreciate the good and lovely that came because of world peace. Therefore, if we take it for granted, we will not appreciate it and start wars again. Without war, world peace is not going to be possible, appreciated or desired. With war, world peace is not possible, appreciated or desired.
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Shit, man, I'm confusing myself!