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I would do a few things. Firstly our education system could be better used. We should be teaching things like ethical behaviour, sharing and not what to be thinking, but different ways of thinking. If it could be taught, I think that teaching children the true meaning of respect and equality would be extremely advantageous as well as the importance of protecting and maintaining our environment. I also think that teachers roles could be more purposeful. I think that teachers should be responsible for identifying children that need more attention and put then into classes, where they can develop at a rate that is comfortable for them. This is important because children can all not be taught at the same rate. Education isn’t only important for developing academic skills, but if each person is given an equal education, there is more chance of them not turning into criminals and trying to work against the system. I would dye our skin one colour and DESTROY organised religion. I would abolish currency and introduce the barter system as the only means of trade, and allocate total equal amounts of land to each person. Annihilate structured government and you take away an outlet for people who wish to exercise extreme levels of power and then consequently creating a more peaceful world that is not ruled by tyrannical maniacs.
 
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I think that is quite the good concept...

Enhanced understanding stems from education. I don't mean education in the traditional fact based structure, but perhaps some sort of 'tolerance' education, for lack of a better description.

I seriously think philosophy should be taught in primary school. I'm not talking about intensely complex philosophical ideas but perhaps plant the seeds of a more varied and open minded view of the world into the minds of children. For instance, the concept of perception is one that should be stressed. This would ensure that they can gain a better understanding of WHY people believe what they believe and how this is heavily cultural. As most conflict stems from misunderstanding, perhaps a youth who can identify that others may believe in differing things and that these are no reason for conflict could contribute to a better society for everyone.

But hey, just a thought..

Adikkal
 
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yep, all for education. they should teach to improve ourselves, and be open-minded. one of the greatest dowfalls i think is ppl in high places who only see the world in a certain way and try and change it for their own benefits.

i also think we all have our place in the world, and there will never be a time when we are all rich, unless we somehow get over our ethical dilemmas and get machines to do all the dirty work....but that brings up a whole lot of other issues...ie, the matrix. dont laugh, its quite plausible.

hmm...ethics, thats what prevents us from progress. like the whole deal over stem cell research, lucky logic has overcome those churchies.

then there's religion which has lost the plot over time, especially in america where ppl are twisting it to suit their own sick ideas. but as a whole, i still think it necessary for those that need the "support" such a belief gives u.

*sigh* i wont say anymore, this whole subject keeps me up at night thinking of my own little ways to better the world.
 
I think it's a very hard question to answer. While I agree with education, who will the educators be? Take, for instance, organised religion. People tell people to hate other people based on their sexuality or whatever, and think they are doing the right thing.
We can teach children ethics, but what kind of ethics? There was a thing in th epaper yesterdsay about the new governer-general wanting more religion taught in schools, which again brings up the question: what will we be teaching these kids? What will the ethics be based on? IF you're a Catholic, for eg, you will have a different set of ethics (or at least some similarities, somke differences), from, say a Pagan.

I think the capitalist system has come too far, and it's hard to imagine a solution that would work. Even Marxism/socialism is extremely idealistic, although a nice thought. But as someone said earlier, people do have their own aspirations and egos, and eventually people would try to climb to the top, so we'd have a repeat of what is happening now, between the haves and the have-nots.

I don't know. Maybe we should just wait for nuclear war, and then start again. Maybe the radiation would change our brain structure and instill some compassion in the human race as a whole. And on that cheery thought, I end my post :)
 
I think the curse of organised religion should be kept as far away from schools as possible. It is simply a method of recruiting young children who don't know any better.

Tell me, all of those that did scripture in primary school - when was there a conscious decision that you should choose to believe in this? There wasn't, it was no choice - it was painted as the right, and ONLY way. If you didn't take this choice, you had another option... a lovely, fiery, warm eternity of burning. Hmmm, as a kid, which would you choose.

Get fucking religion out of schools.

What they should be teaching kids is not to BELIEVE in anything. Once you hold a belief, you are inclined to close your mind to the probability of any other options. It is this that annoys me about religion - it provides a ready made, easily accessible answer and once you think you have the answer, YOU STOP ASKING QUESTIONS.
It is great for control.

We should let children decide religion on their own, instead of forcing christianity upon them then have their religious beliefs dissipate away as they become more aware.

Once again i repeat - we should be teaching UNDERSTANDING. Having an open mind and being able to acknowledge that people DO have other beliefs should be central to the teachings. Not just that people do have other beliefs, but to be able to understand WHY these people have other beliefs, sort of a 'put yourself in their shoes' type of thing - two sides to every story.

Nothing is ever black and white - and this is the message that should be stressed. Once people are have closed their minds to be firmly set in a belief, conflict is much more inevitable.

Adikkal
 
yep.
religion should just be an option for those that r too weak to live without it.

and i so agree with u addikal about "put urself in their shoes". it should be applied to everything we do. everything in life is case sensitive. whats to say that if one person reacts to something in a certain way, the next person is gonna react the same way?
 
hmm...ethics, thats what prevents us from progress.
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Um, yeah... right. Then you say:
and i so agree with u addikal about "put urself in their shoes". it should be applied to everything we do. everything in life is case sensitive. whats to say that if one person reacts to something in a certain way, the next person is gonna react the same way?
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Woah, that sounds like an ETHICAL argument! In fact, I almost think it shares certain aspects with those of R.M Hare
Perhaps you guys should examine what
Ethics actually deals with.
 
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auntiedote said:
Yeah, but why would any other planet or place be any different? I reckon it'd be a case of "same shit, different location" :) if we cant get it right here, it's not gonna happen elsewhere.
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Ah, the naysayer, a curious bunch, probably decended from the same bunch who thought democracy was a pipe dream.

And if you think you're being controlled living in Australia maybe you should try living somewhere else to compare. I think this place, although it's got it's faults, is as close to paradise as you can get.
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Yes, I do think I am being controlled. Ever heard of parliament? Police? Law?
You're right that Australia is relatively good in the grand scheme of things, but to say "it's worse in country X, therefore you should put up with shit here" is a weak argument.
 
^^^ And the way Howard's going we won't be much better than America soon anyway... 'Here's to Ivy league schools and no healthcare' (Sarcasm)

Pauline Hansen is in jail... that's one step towards a better world :)
 
^^^ Ha! Cheers to that!
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fuck, i'm not trying to cause an arguement.
and i'm not saying i have all the answers to everything.

i meant that our views of whats right and whats wrong often prevent us from progress cos theyre so differed. the entire planet cant agree 100% on something. there will always be those that oppose.

and on a more personal level, of course we can react to things on our own experience, its almost impossible not to. but if something goes the way we dont expect, then dont be surprised cos where was it written that things r meant to happen that way? do u get what i'm saying?
 
I think the reason we will all never agree is because, We all grow up in different enviroments and our perception of normality is o so different.
 
syntech said:
fuck, i'm not trying to cause an arguement.
and i'm not saying i have all the answers to everything.

i meant that our views of whats right and whats wrong often prevent us from progress cos theyre so differed. the entire planet cant agree 100% on something. there will always be those that oppose.
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And this is why the world would best be served by the end of statist politics. There is only one philosophy that completely solves the problem you raise: anarchy. Anarchy advocates the complete abolition of forced authority, a prospect that is hard to consider viable at this point in history as we can't escape eachother and hence feel the need for laws.

However IMO, anarchy will be a real possibility in the future, once we have a virtually limitless source of energy, and space colonisation is common.
These ideas are not far fetched, we are working on cold fusion, and we have had space stations up there for a long time now.
One hundred years ago we counted on an abacus. Now we can teleport a photon. It is no great leap to imagine that in 100 years, space stations will be common.
Right now, we are forced to live with others who have opposing philosophical views, natural resources are getting scarcer, and most liveable land is populated already. This creates much anguish for humanity. To be able to just build more and more fusion powered space stations is like being able to build more and more countries, there would be no war as there is no land or resources to fight over that one can't have without fighting. It is the ultimate 'each to their own', all would be free to live life as they see fit. All labour would be done by machines (which is currently held back by capitalisms inablility to cope with unemployment)
This means that one would not have to work for food etc..
In this techno-anarchy I advocate, a 100% unemployment rate would be the ultimate goal. All activites done by humans would be by choice, not by necessity. Hedonism would be the order of the day, life would be lived in the real and unhindered pursuit of happiness.

Utopian? Hell yes. Impossible? hell no.
If you stop and really think about how far humanity has progressed, and consider that the rate of progress has been increasing exponentially, you will understand.

Of course we may have nuked ourselves by then though , in which case I wish the cockroaches well.
 
so ur saying abolish all laws?
what about those ppl who dont seek happiness but the pain of others?

wont we be reduced to the "survival of the fittest" and i mean survival, as in staying alive, not finding food etc.

who would work for who? what about our rights? whos going to stop someone taking everything u own?
 
Hey steveElectro. Your not a Raelian by any chance are you. If you dont know what i mean check this www.rael.org

Not sure if the site tells you much but ive read his book wich i have since burnt, what you are describing sounds like RAEL's theroy called Geniocracy. Dont recomend this book for anybody who is in a vunreble state, Brainwashing at its best.
 
if there was complete anarchy, then after a time those that would come to rule would be those that did it with an iron fist (yes, historical note intended).
this would lead to a dictatorship where the ppl live in fear and we wouldnt get anywhere. no choices.

i say give the ppl choice. whether they take them or not is up to them.

these arent the answers to everything. i'm just saying communism and socialism and all that shit aint the answer. trust me i know.
 
The first half of the Book Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson outlines a working version of anarchy... Basically 100 scientists from different countries are sent to start the colonisation of mars... Each scientist of course is skilled in different things such as construction, terraforming etc. and they work together harmoniously to establish the physical basis for the colonisation of mars... quite interesting...
Of course once the corporations start taking sending their reps. to mars everything changes :(

Anyway I reccomend reading Red Mars, Blue Mars and Green Mars... They offer great insight into the present problems of the world and possible future ones :)

Anyway this is starting to sound like a book review...
 
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