Are human beings capable of peaceful coexistence?

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Throughout history the upper classes have made the lower classes fight each other. The lower classes had no desire for war and not much to gain from it.

There will always be conflict because at the end of the day we are just animals.

Over our history, many things have changed, but there has always been one constant: War.

I'm starting to believe that humans are just incapable of meaningful peace. Is it one of our flaws as a species? Can we change?

I think we're doomed by our arrogance and selfishness, but I'm curious as to what other's thoughts are.

I don’t think it can happen while people always have to be “right.” People often think that the have the only “right” religion, government, or political leader. Until we can respect each other’s differences and evolve a higher sense of morality (that’s not from some archaic religion), it’s not going to happen.

No.

But it is not a flaw of our species. It is merely a way of our species. Perhaps we will evolve away from that someday but consider a scenario.

A human like species that never wages war. Species 1001. Suppose this species consisted of two groups, group A and group B, within an hours walk of each other. Each group manages to grow just enough food to make it through the year. There is climate change that results in crop failure. Group A has just enough for their population to survive until the next year if it rains. But all of group B's crop has failed.

Now what species on Earth is going to voluntarily sit back and starve to death? None. Every single species on this planet that is active in It's pursuit of food is going to fight for it if they are starving.

For group B to sit there and perish voluntarily on a large scale, species 1001 would have to be an unusual species indeed, because it would have to lack the instinct of both self preservation and preservation of it's children.

Maybe group A and B are not seperate groups. Maybe they are the same group. Maybe they all live in the same city but there is still only enough food for half of them. How will they handle this?

How do you show respect to religions and their ideologies, like Christianity and Islam, when they are so morraly wrong?

Both religions, for instance, are slave holding ideologies that has become homophobic and misogynous religions.

How do we show respect for such ideologies that do not deserve it?

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DL

No. I present the whole of human history as evidence.

I don’t like these ideologies myself, but they’re going to be around for awhile. Trying to treat these groups respectfully is better than fighting.

One doesn't have to "respect" the ideology. One should, however, respect the people who follow these ideologies.

Those people didn't create the ideologies; they only follow them.

The way to relate to them is to educate them, rather than berate them.

Respect the person, not the ideology you find odious.

Are we ever satisfied?

That seems to be root our "evil".

The root of all evil is mankind itself. Most humans are born psychopaths.

That's the cause of wars and other plagues.

Remember: At the beginning of WW1, most people were cheering and generally happy because of the outbreak of the war.

Only really REALLY evil psychopaths would find it a good thing that war breaks out and that people should be drafted in that war. It turns out 90 % or more of the european population are really, really evil psychopaths!

This also explains the rise of Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin and their popularity!

Humans love war and hate peace. Whenever there is peace, people get bored and that's the cause of all wars!

I did not disagree with you.

I repeat my question.

How do we show respect for such ideologies that do not deserve it?

Will you tell the homophobe and misogynous that you respect their positions when you cannot honestly do so?

I can try all I like to love the sinner and hate the sin but, the rapist raping my wife will know my hate when he dies or I have the bastard incarcerated.

There is a time for hate and if you do not pick your times then you are not a moral person.

Regards
DL

I don’t like these ideologies myself, but they’re going to be around for awhile. Trying to treat these groups respectfully is better than fighting.