Recent comments in /f/Showerthoughts

ArchinaTGL t1_j6mdy6d wrote

In a perfect world, yes. World peace can be achieved. However the impossible factor isn't due to a lack of cooperation yet because humans exist on the planet. We're hard wired to be greedy and are tempted to exploit things when the opportunity arises. It's why every tribe from ancient times that were nice to others were wiped out as greedy tribes saw their kindness as weakness and exploited it by invading them before they had a chance to build defences. So the only ones left to pass on their genes were the greedy humans.

It sucks but that's just how we are and chances are always will be.

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Jedi5676 t1_j6mde1p wrote

If you deny all the reasons against it... yeah, anything is possible. the fact is that the reasons against it exist and therefore it will never be possible. There are way too many different thoughts and groups in the world to achieve world peace, especially nowadays with social media. There will always be conflict. The best we can hope for is tolerance for other cultures and trying to do good to our cultural standards imo

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AxialGem t1_j6md7h5 wrote

That answer calls up another question.
Why do you view larger numbers as 'up?'
Because OP's thought said nothing about up or down of course, and there's nothing stopping you from making a thermometer where numbers that are physically higher on the thermometer are smaller numbers

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