The next time I hear this I may explode.
Here is the problem.Making the world a better place is selfish,and incredibly so.
How do you define better?Most all people define it as something they see that needs changed to fit their belief system or world view.
Better community,better city,better state,better country,better government,better WORLD ooooooohhhh gasp awwwwww.
This saying means to me you want to force your belief system onto me an individual with his own belief system and values.What you see as "better" others may view as worse.
One of the great things about humans are our different cultures,belief systems,and even religions.There will never be a "better" world.Any change you make will offend,criminalize,or be viewed as worse by someone.
While it may give you a great sense of power when others share your view,when you force your "better" onto other people it does not make it moral.You have no right to force your belief system or values on anyone.
Not all belief systems will be compatible and your world view is not shared by many.
Does this mean we as a species can not improve our society or the world we live in.No it certainly does not mean any such thing.We as a species can certainly improve many aspects of human existence.An improvement must not be better though.Improvements do not force belief systems on others or infringe on the rights of individuals to believe as they see fit.A great improvement to start with would be tolerance of other humans cultures and belief systems,along with the acceptance you can not force them to change.
Feel free to better yourself,do not try to better the rest of us or the human condition.Everyone let us stop trying to make the world a better place.It is selfish and only serves to divide us as a species.
Just a few babbling thoughts I had this morning when trying to answer a person about a "better society".
To them this meant me accepting openly gay culture as better.This was my answer.
It could just as easily apply to multiculturalism and many other "betters"that would force me to change by beliefs.
On a side note.I realized just how hard it is to be tolerant when you have a fixed belief system.It is why I added it to my list of improvements.
babbble babbble babble....lol
Here is the problem.Making the world a better place is selfish,and incredibly so.
How do you define better?Most all people define it as something they see that needs changed to fit their belief system or world view.
Better community,better city,better state,better country,better government,better WORLD ooooooohhhh gasp awwwwww.
This saying means to me you want to force your belief system onto me an individual with his own belief system and values.What you see as "better" others may view as worse.
One of the great things about humans are our different cultures,belief systems,and even religions.There will never be a "better" world.Any change you make will offend,criminalize,or be viewed as worse by someone.
While it may give you a great sense of power when others share your view,when you force your "better" onto other people it does not make it moral.You have no right to force your belief system or values on anyone.
Not all belief systems will be compatible and your world view is not shared by many.
Does this mean we as a species can not improve our society or the world we live in.No it certainly does not mean any such thing.We as a species can certainly improve many aspects of human existence.An improvement must not be better though.Improvements do not force belief systems on others or infringe on the rights of individuals to believe as they see fit.A great improvement to start with would be tolerance of other humans cultures and belief systems,along with the acceptance you can not force them to change.
Feel free to better yourself,do not try to better the rest of us or the human condition.Everyone let us stop trying to make the world a better place.It is selfish and only serves to divide us as a species.
Just a few babbling thoughts I had this morning when trying to answer a person about a "better society".
To them this meant me accepting openly gay culture as better.This was my answer.
It could just as easily apply to multiculturalism and many other "betters"that would force me to change by beliefs.
On a side note.I realized just how hard it is to be tolerant when you have a fixed belief system.It is why I added it to my list of improvements.
babbble babbble babble....lol