Peace on Earth

[WakataDreamer]

We don’t need war. Peace is what the world needs. Not war. Humanity needs to unite and combine their efforts into solving current problems such as new energy sources and certain countries’ food shortages. Not to mention things like terrorism, slavery, racism… We need to help each other, not kill each other. No more fighting… No more guns… No more tanks… No more grenades… No more war. Just peace. This must end.

[no-Name]

Done to death, but... Yay peace thread, understanding comes first. But shouldn't we be doing something other than just talking about it...?

[Tyler]

What? We need peace? Nobody has ever thought of that!!!

[Odd_Nonposter]

War is inevitable, no doubt about it. There's no getting rid of it. As long as there are humans who think differently from others, there will be humans who attempt to get rid of those who think otherwise. Case in point: Hebrews v. Muslims. Their fighting goes back to an ancient "family feud" that probably won't be resolved until one annihilates the other (or at least that's the way the Old Testament reads. Bias anyone?)

[ExoByte]

Goddamn Hippies.

[tkdyo]

I lol'd

[Tyler]

Goddamn Hippies. :bravo:

[Invader]

I think that if we could blow up a few major cities all over the world, killing millions in the process, we could make it look like some other entity did it and watch as the nations join together in peace for a common cause.

[Xaqaria]

War is inevitable, no doubt about it. There's no getting rid of it. As long as there are humans who think differently from others, there will be humans who attempt to get rid of those who think otherwise. As long as people still cling to this idea, it will be true. All that is reinforcing its validity is the belief in it. Case in point: Hebrews v. Muslims. Their fighting goes back to an ancient "family feud" that probably won't be resolved until one annihilates the other (or at least that's the way the Old Testament reads. Bias anyone?) Nope. The religion of Islam didn't exist in old testament times (or even in new testament times), and Jews and Muslims have only really hated each other for about 70 years, since the creation of the nation of Israel after ww2.

[tkdyo]

As long as people still cling to this idea, it will be true. All that is reinforcing its validity is the belief in it. thats not the point though. The point is conflict is just as innate in us as sex, if biology isnt a lump of crock anyway. So, I dont see getting people to stop having sex working any time soon.

[Xaqaria]

thats not the point though. The point is conflict is just as innate in us as sex, if biology isnt a lump of crock anyway. So, I dont see getting people to stop having sex working any time soon. A lot of people stop having sex all of the time, just as a lot of people are not violent.

[Invader]

As long as people still cling to this idea, it will be true. All that is reinforcing its validity is the belief in it. Plenty of acts that result in outright harm to the general public or to individuals on large scales are justified on the premise that "it's only natural and makes no difference if I do it too" (or along those general lines). What you pointed out is a simple concept that ought to be more widely recognized.

[Universal Mind]

What wars have ever been fought between two democracies? I think there might have been like one before electricity was discovered or something. The solution: Democratize the world. Liberate every nation and put all dictators and other totalitarian regimes in a big garage disposal. It will be the end of wars between nations. Of course, it will take war to get there, but it will be very much worth it.