The Simple(Yet Not So Simple) Solution To Saving The World

[Icu]

Originally Posted by BotanicalMedley

You could help people think this, by helping them understand.

By the way, ANYTHING is possible.

Well okay, I'm glad you don't think that . Sorry for mistaking you.

But I still think it's incredibly naive to think that, say, we can solve global terrorism by spreading a message of love. Or global hunger (or say, AIDS, which I'm sure you wouldn't even claim that we could, but it's still a problem that this can't "solve"). Just imagine sitting down at a meeting to address how to help fix, say, the recent financial collapses and saying "everyone should love everyone." Doesn't seem like that's a practical solution to the problem at all.

I'm trying to say, it's a nice life philosophy, but it won't save the world.

I also don't really think anything is possible either, but I won't get into that.

[BotanicalMedley]

My answer would bring us back to the "Anything is possible" thing, and you don't want to get into that, so I won't. BUT, if more and more people were to at least try to do the right thing in everything they do, then eventually the Love would outweigh the negativity, the Fear. Which would be fantastic.
I didn't mean simply,"Everyone love everyone and everything!" and that would fix the world, although that is part of it. I meant doing the right thing would help the world, would fix the problems. To see what's wrong and change it.

[Kä'eng]

Originally Posted by Icu

But I still think it's incredibly naive to think that, say, we can solve global terrorism by spreading a message of love. Or global hunger

Heh, global hunger is actually caused by too much love (well, actually, sex, or rather, reproduction. Too many people = not enough food per person)

I think what people really need is less ignorance. It certainly isn't going to do us any good to love the members of the ruling class who are sterilizing our planet, diminishing our opportunities, and abrogating our rights. People need to start questioning what the mainstream media tells them, and looking outside the tiny range of debate that it allows.

[BotanicalMedley]

Yeah, I said doing the right thing. Not having lots of kids, or kids at all, to prevent resources from becoming used up is doing the right thing. Not being ignorant is doing the right thing.