Can humans live in peace?

[FoxDemonSoavi]

I have been thinking about this. Do you think it is at all possible for people to live in peace, or will we always be in conflict? I do not have much to say but I would like to psoe this question to everyone.

 

[Faeroe]

One word- No.


Why? Humans have primal instincts- were are one of the few species that fight for no reason, humans are very territorial, and humans are very competitive. I'm sure humans could live with a nice level of peace; but there will always be criminals and 'evil' people.

 

[AceJP]

Humans will never live in peace until Christ returns and creates a new world.
Think i'm crazy? Well, thats your decision. Just don't be inconsiderate and flame, cuz that, of course, would prove my point.

Humans will never live in complete peace. For that to happen, their would need to be a world wide moral revival, where everyone finally agrees on a set moral standard every one abides by, and sees the value in it.
But, even then, there will always bee 'out sdie' thinkers. People who want to live another way, just ebcause they want to.
It owuld be nice for a utopia, unfortunately the only person who can bring that into existance is God himself.
Think I'm crazy? That's your decision.
But I am not afraid to say what I believe in the forum designed to do so.

 

[Norris]

Until the day EVERYONE can finally accept that one cannot have everything, from petty fights between siblings, to worldwide warfare, conflict will always be part of what we are.

 

[DESIRE]

One word- No.


Why? Humans have primal instincts- were are one of the few species that fight for no reason, humans are very territorial, and humans are very competitive. I'm sure humans could live with a nice level of peace; but there will always be criminals and 'evil' people.

You're right and wrong. Essentially you're right, but I'd like to point out that humans are still animals and pretty much all species of the animal kingdom are territorial, and we don't "fight for no reason" perse; there's always something that initiates it (short of like a mental condition or something). Whether it be starving in the desert, booze, or you're just in a shitty mood, there's almost always a reason.

 

[ryanwh]

The earth runs in cycles and all animals have instincts for a controlled population. For us, we adapt to environments well(ensuring our survival) but we're xenophobic and willing to die to kill our enemies(ensuring we dont kill the planet by ovewrsaturating it with our species to the breaking point).

 

[m_artist200]

Can people live in peace? >.> We can't even post on a forum without people fighting. Much less, living all together in a world where believes and cultures clash on a daily basis.

So no, I don't think so. Not anytime soon at least.

 

[Faeroe]

Fenrir; what I mean is that Humans will fight because they -want- to; or for the most unapplicable reasons. And humans are the only species on the planet that will fight for revenge, and fight each other for the sole purpose of killing.

Think I'm crazy? That's your decision.

People think differently of other people when they try to attract attention; no?

Humans will never live in complete peace. For that to happen, their would need to be a world wide moral revival, where everyone finally agrees on a set moral standard every one abides by, and sees the value in it.
But, even then, there will always bee 'out sdie' thinkers. People who want to live another way, just ebcause they want to.

That essentially is impossible. Utopia can only be achieved with a Dystopia. Morals are guidelines. Yes; guidelines. Not something you -have- to follow; but something that is reccomended to be followed. Thus; in order to create a 'world wide moral revival', you must control people with laws and power. And basically; what you said contradicted itself; so therefore you debunked your own statement. :D

 

[ryanwh]

A world without conflict wouldnt be Utopia at all. It'd be boring. Nobody really wants that.

 

[Faeroe]

A utopia is a world without conflict; or a world where certain people have no conflict due to power- everything is peaceful, everyone agrees with the rules, and each follow the same morals.

It is a Dystopia because Utopia is usually created by force, loss of freedom of speech, and strict laws. (very strict.)

 

[Ceroscuro]

We can't live in peace because we're always in direct competition with each other. Competition means someone would be victorious which means someone would lose which in at least some cases leads to jealousy which could lead to... not exactly peace.

 

[Balore]

Nope, never! Too much hate.

There's always going to be something that will piss off someone. It could just be that one person or a million.

Even if we took all that stuff like guns away, guaranteed there'd be people complaining that it wasn't neccessary or something.

We were meant to be in constant hate. At least that's what I think.

 

[Faeroe]

Is it me or is everyone restating the same thing over and over again?

 

[Balore]

Pretty much, except with different words. It's the most reasonable answer.

 

[TofuMatt]

If we all ate tofu and sang songs and wore hemp shirts, we'd be at peace. Oh yeah, that's right, I went there.

 

[Twin Matrix]

No. Humans suck.

 

[King Moogle]

Here's a question-- would humans really want to live in peace? Would that actually be a good thing?

Consider the Roman Empire. While at war, indestructable. However, they stagnated during peace and were overthrown by barbarians.

If nothing's ever said, nothing's ever heard...

 

[handsome lamb]

IMO, as long as we can hate, we will war. Whether it be for no reason, a petty reason, or a good reason we will fight.

 

[ryanwh]

Here's a question-- would humans really want to live in peace? Would that actually be a good thing?

We covered that on page 1, killer.

 

[FoxDemonSoavi]

The only true peace will happen if we all lack free will.