Author Topic: Could we survive world peace? (Read 709 times)

TweetyBird · « **on:** July 31, 2004, 10:38:27 PM »

If you could snap your finger and free all the people in the world living under tyranny and give them the same standard of living as the average US ctizen, would you?

Could the resources of the world support that?

If not - how long would it take technology to develope a means of supporting the burden?

For every junior miss contestant, when you say you want "world peace" - could we afford it?

Nash · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2004, 10:40:40 PM »

There's absolutely no way.

But no matter where it left me, and if it'd mean having to ditch my Volvo and Ipod, I'd sign up for that in a second.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2004, 10:46:47 PM »

It will never happen, even every human was on a level playing field standard of living wise there would be war again.

People are not just fighting over their standard of living.

TweetyBird · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2004, 11:22:19 PM »

>>People are not just fighting over their standard of living.
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But what are we gonna do about China? All those people are rapidly comming into the 21st century and raising their standard of living at an obscene pace. Its the fastest growing economy in the world. The demand part of suply and demand is about to get much greater. Its going to drive our costs up and could produce shortages of world resources. Wonder why no one discusses the effect of the escalating standard of living in China is going to have on the rest of the world?

Gunslinger · « **Reply #4 on:** August 01, 2004, 02:09:58 AM »

nope they tried it once and they lost entire crops of humans. The Matrix has to have some caos in order for human presance to strive.

Gh0stFT · « **Reply #5 on:** August 01, 2004, 08:41:41 AM »

first we need a meteor crash killing 99% of humans on earth, then maybe an "world peace" is possible

actually i dont think it will work, to many arrogant nations
who only look for theyr own standard of living.

R
Gh0stFT

Toad · « **Reply #6 on:** August 01, 2004, 12:43:17 PM »

Do they give extra points for using "arrogant" in a sentence in European schools?

Sixpence · « **Reply #7 on:** August 01, 2004, 12:45:36 PM »

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Originally posted by Toad
Euopean

U a pee on

Toad · « **Reply #8 on:** August 01, 2004, 12:47:20 PM »

Thankee kindly, schoolmarm.

Sixpence · « **Reply #9 on:** August 01, 2004, 12:52:16 PM »

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Originally posted by Toad
Thankee kindly, schoolmarm.

Lol, sorry Toad, but it struck me funny. Wife keeps asking me why I am laughing:aok

Wotan · « **Reply #10 on:** August 01, 2004, 12:59:31 PM »

“Suffering” is not necessarily a bad thing. Conflict and struggle and violence are a part of the human world just like they are every where else the universe. There's nothing unique about simply existing. Those things which give meaning to a people’s life ultimately lead to conflict between those with differing views. Some things are nonnegotiable

Suffering builds character and inspires the creative spirit etc...

World peace can not exist unless all people are homogenized.

Speaking from my own view there's somethings I will never accept. There's no way I would "go along just to get along".

Somethings are worth fighting and killing for and if necessary sacrificing for. We all aren't the same and we all don't want the same things

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 01, 2004, 05:33:23 PM »

Malthus was wrong. He'll be wrong in the future too.

TweetyBird · « **Reply #12 on:** August 01, 2004, 07:27:53 PM »

>>Suffering” is not necessarily a bad thing.<<
Gota agree there. Societies stuggling (think of the depression era), are less materialistic and rely more on morality.
Seems once you let in one of deadly sin (e.g., gluttony) they all come storming in.

Lizking · « **Reply #13 on:** August 01, 2004, 07:38:26 PM »

World Peace will only be achieved under a Dictator, and the end of War does not mean the end of Death or Injustice.

niknak · « **Reply #14 on:** August 01, 2004, 08:06:48 PM »

I'm sorry but by definition suffering is a bad thing.

I'd go even further and say suffering pushes many people to extreme action rather than creative endevour. (i bet your average middle eastern terrorism has endured a lot more than your average european or north american)

It is easy to romantisize the concept of struggle and overcoming the odds but i would not characterize that as suffering but rather as not having everything handed to you on a plate.