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Originally Posted by Von Tonner
Oberon what other world order do you propose?
And I ask this question on the basis that any individual ... needs security, be it home, family, culture, language ect.?
Surely you cannot or believe in a world order where any of these concepts play no role.
We are what we are.
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One individual only needs security because of his or hers mistrust of another. If we must create an identity for ourselves, at least for now, then let it be of one planet, the universe is so huge and dangerous, and our presence on this ball of dirt so fleeting that unless we take some steps to protect ourselves from the hazards of the universe then we will not make it off this planet, and our future is not here, it's out there.
Fantastical, I know, like I said I don't expect anything like this to happen in my lifetime, or that of any children or grandchildren of my generation.
Now, if we realise that our differences should make us unite in sharing the one thing we share in common, living on this planet, then it would be a nice thing. After all, as Sagan put it:
