Does "Where the World is Going" bother you? Do you cope?

the real progress will be made when we make contact with new lifeforms and we can migrate humans to different planets. a united planets.. a federation

 

we don't live in most developed countries now, do we max?

 

if by "contact" you mean sexual intercourse then, well, sign me up. i'm down with some alien romance. that's not cheating is it?

 

no. but the title of the thread isn't Does "Where the US is going" bother you? Do you cope? is it?

 

okay, i'm myopic

 

you've been in NY too long.

visit Revolution yet?

 

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The that to the people of Seabrook whose beaches and parks have been destroyed due to the Port expansion.

I see land being bulldozed left and right. Such much land in this area has been developed in the past 30 years. It's insane. I see all of the land in Galveston being developed for expensive homes. The world itself is not better off. We are in denial.

 

just tell them it's all illusion. they'll love that.

 

Tell them that's its all ok to **** up the planet because they will die and go to heaven. Wait, that's what most everyone here thinks anyway.

 

that's mean, but you might be right.

 

i sure as hell don't think that.

i don't think you can find many mainline Christian denominations, other than the Southern Baptists, who haven't said that we are in a crisis with global warming and pollution and that as stewards of the earth we're failing God and ourselves. Hell, even Ted Haggard came out and said that.

I think you misunderstand what Christian theology has to say about the relationship between heaven and earth.

 

i think he gets it, but that's not his point.

 

did u watch larry king?
p hilton is catholic!

 

Before we get all theological I'll add my two bits:

In terms of civil rights we're way ahead of 50 years ago.

Even in terms of the environment there's been huge improvement from the 70's. Many rivers and lakes that were basically dead have been reclaimed. The environment is 'on the agenda' even in developing nations.

Worse off, IMO are the issues Rhester brought up regarding family. And our obsession with materialism and consumerism is not showing a good trend. Possibly that's all interrelated. TURN OFF YOUR TV's PEOPLE. Go outside and meet your neigbours.

We're almost scared to bring up the improvements in fear they'll be interpreted to mean all's well. It isn't. There's still a long way to go. But the world's not as gloomy a place as some of y'all think.

 

i like this post. kudos.

 

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There are a lot more people ya know. And yeah, not everything is hokie dokie.

But there are trends beyond our control. Human population growth, and people changing the world are massive dynamics. Just be conscious and aware is a good first step...you influence people by the example you set in life. That's a lot of impact. The people you touch in your life is a symbol of the impact you have. And I don't think anyone really knows who they touch or not. It's not just a kid you you teach something, or a friend...but even the point you might make in class, or 30 other things. If viral marketing has taught us anything, it's that we have far more power to shape things then we can see or realize.

100's of years ago, the world wasn't a peaceful haven. Children died of disease in droves. War was on a scale far beyond today. Soldiers raped and pillaged, and killed indiscriminately. There was no heritage sites, no endangered species list. Rarely did people even thing about the direction the world was heading. Most people were poor.

Maybe instead of worrying if the world is a better place or not...just wonder what you do to make the world a better place....for you and the people you touch in your life - your friends, your families, and the stranges you cross paths with.

 

How much does your view depend on politics?

During the Clinton administration, conservatives railed that the culture was going down the drain, that taxes were going to an all- time high, that we were too weak on foreign policy, etc.

Now liberals are saying that the environment is getting destroyed, the poor are getting left behing, the middle class is dying, and the world hates us because of our foreign policy.

Could that much change in 8 years?