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General Discussions => Education => Philosophy => Topic started by: Natasha on January 18, 2009, 12:22:44 AM

Title: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: Natasha on January 18, 2009, 12:22:44 AM
mine would be: zero population growth combined with profit-o-centric education that works to create prosperity for all healthy adult humans.

i'm not saying fewer and better people. that'd be politically too incorrect for me to say. i'm saying let's keep usa at about 300 million and the world at about 7 billion. and let's do everything humanly possible to make almost everybody economically self-sufficient by dint of insanely great profit-o-centric education.  that's all i'm saying.

what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Title: Re: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: Janet_Girl on January 18, 2009, 11:42:22 AM
Mine would be that humanity accepts itself for just what they are, Human.  With all the differences that comes with being human.

There are 7 billion humans on this planet.  That is a lot of differences.  Try to enjoy your own life and embrace the differences of your neighbor, on each side.  And if they do the same, soon the whole world will embrace the differences of their neighbor.

Janet

Title: Re: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: Nero on January 18, 2009, 11:48:47 AM
to never die.
Title: Re: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: lisagurl on January 18, 2009, 11:55:13 AM
Quotei'm saying let's keep usa at about 300 million and the world at about 7 billion. and let's do everything humanly possible to make almost everybody economically self-sufficient by dint of insanely great profit-o-centric education.  that's all i'm saying.

It is possible to keep the population from growing but to be sustainable the population needs to be below 4 billion.
Title: Re: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: tekla on January 18, 2009, 12:42:29 PM
I love to see Dick, and George, and Condi, and Rummy et.all on trial for treason here, and in The Hauge for war crimes.
Title: Re: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: tinkerbell on January 18, 2009, 05:40:18 PM
QuoteRe: what is something you want very much but will never happen?

To experience pregnancy and give birth to my own child.


tink :icon_chick:
Title: Re: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: Nero on January 18, 2009, 05:42:18 PM
Quote from: Tink on January 18, 2009, 05:40:18 PM
QuoteRe: what is something you want very much but will never happen?

To experience pregnancy and give birth to my own child.


tink :icon_chick:


aww Tink... I can't even imagine.  :'(
Title: Re: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: RebeccaFog on January 18, 2009, 05:58:46 PM

I'd like to see aggression bred out of the human race
Title: Re: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: lisagurl on January 18, 2009, 08:30:18 PM
Discovery of parallel universes.
Title: Re: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: mina.magpie on January 18, 2009, 08:49:46 PM
For humankind to realise and let go of the irrational fear-based decisions that drive selfishness, bigotry, greed and war.

Mina.
Title: Re: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: NicholeW. on January 18, 2009, 10:43:47 PM
Quote from: Tink on January 18, 2009, 05:40:18 PM
QuoteRe: what is something you want very much but will never happen?

To experience pregnancy and give birth to my own child.


tink :icon_chick:

Ah, yes, that I can understand easily. At my age I wouldn't really want it to happen, but sometimes I look at Ian and think ....

Which I suppose would bring me to being 20 years younger. :)

I liked Katia's though. Buckminster Fuller thought it was possible with techonological advancements made by 1981. There were fewer people then, but you can read Critical Path and see how he thought it possible.

Nichole
Title: Re: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: RebeccaFog on January 19, 2009, 08:29:31 AM

It occurred to me that if we had zero population growth and 7 billion people, then the number would drop after a few generations due to the oldest ones passing away, then accidents, and illnesses.

I didn't include war and crime because I'm assuming that Katia was including world peace in her idea of prosperity.

Title: Re: what is something you want very much but will never happen?
Post by: SomeMTF on January 19, 2009, 09:06:29 AM
To be a cis-woman. But that is selfish.