I sometimes wonder what humanity would be like if we were a little smarter and a lot less mean.

[Paradoxical]

Smart enough to realize that we don't need war to survive, let alone prosper.

Smart enough to not need to look to the supernatural for comfort or beauty.

Smart enough to utilize our natural resources for peace and love. Building cures for illness, hunger and poverty instead of bombs and fighter jets.

Where we could look at our neighbors and see human beings, havens of consciousness, instead of 100 billion barrels of oil or diamond deposits (I mean, just ponder for a moment the level of absurdity required to enslave man so that we can have shiny rocks and metal.)

We wouldn't waste time with political gossip and self-hatred.

We could overcome any reservations towards empathy and community. We wouldn't fear progress.


Call me a hippy, an idealist or delusional. I just wonder where we would be right now if history and modern society wasn't ruled by a bunch of anti-science, greedy, war-hawks.

[leftstreet]

1. At least you admit "we" aren't actually the "we" you're talking about

Your post is confusing

[Paradoxical]

3. Well I'm drunk and ponderous.

Which is generally a recipe for confusion.

[opihimoimoi]

2. Prolly a Paradise on a Healthy Earth enjoying food water good living, many parties, much traveling

and Stability, the main goal

[Amonester]

4. Only with solar, wind, and tidal power.

Its seems it's just Utopia with oil, coal, and plutonium...

[old mark]

5. K&R- If we were being graded, we'd get a note that we are not working up to our potential...nt

[Courtesy Flush]

6. Those people would be sitting ducks

We could march right in and take everything they have!

[costahawk1987]

7. Courtesy Flush? hahaha...

I haven't heard that since the old days in the drunk tank. "Courtesy flush!" "Courtesy flush!" rofl

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

8. We would probably have cooler guns!

But we'd never need to use them :(