will the human race ever accept each others differences?

Answer 1

Perhaps one day, we will, and then we will explore space together....

and then when we find aliens different from us we'll blow the crap out of them

Answer 2

One can only dream of a day when that would happen, but it's human nature to take down those we think are inferior.

In the perceived context of needing acceptance, that's what differences are really, aren't they; Something that someone else does or has that you think they shouldn't and makes you think less of them? A reason to persecute another?

Someone has a disabilty......has glasses....is fat....is old......talks funny.....looks funny.......wears shorter than short shorts......Someone believes Christ, the Holy Spirit and God are one and the same.......Someone believes in a God other than the father of Christ.......

Man is the biggest hunter of the human race. Forget disease and natural disasters, they don't kill nearly as many people as the wars that are waged. Iraq isn't the only war happening right now - it's just the most publicised. Without war, without the killing fields the world would have become far more populated than it is now.

The ancient wars where tens-of-thousands died - imagine if they all lived and had families and decendants. Imagine if little chinese baby girls weren't killed off in favour of boys and they all grew up to have more babies - this in an already over populated China.

With all this killing it becomes natures way of culling the human race and helping the fittest survive. With advances in medicine and people living longer. It restricts population growth.

There will always be people who accept the same differences that others reject and just because you accept one difference doesn't mean you accept them all. People have to be different, it's what makes us adaptable to everything the world has to offer. Differences are what make us all individuals.

I'm not saying war is right or that persecuting another is justified but we can't all be equal. Difference is where people can draw their strengths.

Answer 3

I think that there are 2 things at play. On one hand is the remnant of how we have lived many many years ago, before the industrial revolution brought us in such close proximity with each other, in clans, villages... On the other is the force for change, the increasing availability of education and opportunities for 'all'.

Human society developed too fast for the human blue print to change, so some stuff might be hardwired into us; the clan was a good way to think when survival depended on us working together to get food and survive, against to outside world. But the industrial revolution changed that by bringng people together and leave their villages. This happened very fast compared to the length of time the clan was king. Nowadays, with more specialisation in terms of work, few of us are enagged in producing stuff necessary for survival. Hence the usefulness of the clan is limited.

On the other hand, the clan view only allowed us to see people like ourselves. We saw people who were not like us as alien, and did not trust them easily. As the world grew closer, we started seeing others, but the roles were very predefined. Seeing people of a particular race 'always' engaged say as janitors, can make people feel a class difference, the clan difference.

However as there are more opportunities for education, and people go to school or work with other people of different origins and backgrounds get to know each other and see similarities too, not only differences. The clan we have now, as in our social circles, are likely to include people of different backgrounds. What we do is often what brings us together, rather than some outward similarity.

So, the natural progression should be an increase in acceptance of, and actually a decrease in the differences.

However, there are some people who find it to their advantage to highlight the differences rather than the similarities. These so-called leaders appeal to our most base instincts and fear to try and gather support for themselves, at the expense of people who are 'different'.

Eventually it is up to us to realise the game these people are playing, and I think that as long as no irreparable damage such as genocide or biological or nuclear wars occur, the human race will accept each others' differences more and more over time, as the differences themselves decrease.

Answer 4

I think I rather agree with the viewpoint that human nature is inherently 'clanish'; that no matter how much we eradicate the ideologies that have accreted around those clans to perpetuate and protect them, new clans will re-emerge in there place.

It might be worthy to note that some people are less inclined towards that kind of behaviour. Some people are motivated towards building bridges with other cultures. Who is to say that they are less attuned to their nature than anyone else. Maybe in the modern world of globalisation such people will have a selection advantage.

Another thought: The more we understand about genetics, the more we might be able to produce children with predefined characteristics. Oooh scary. Just a thought

Answer 5

your question is ever....

so I will answer yes. we will accept each others differences and become one society as we have done when it comes to our reaction to coca cola and mc donald and levi's, i-pods and harry potter ...

As we already know that we need to unite together to make efficient use of our resources. The sooner we unite - the better.
EC has united and showed the benefits or Euro.

By 2100 we should have one world currency and we should stop spending any money on military except for UNO spending money on inter stellar military strategy.

EnJoy

Answer 6

No, the :"differences" in humans are created in order to separated us from others. Humans are clannish and tribal in nature just like our cousins the apes.

Answer 7

Probably not, we haven't yet though we should have a long time ago. But cinsidering we have not accepted each others differences yet, I doubt if we ever will.

Answer 8

i think no because there is way too many small minded people in this world BUT one day when god has called us to haven we well accept each other differences

Answer 9

This will never happen while political and religious leaders are saying that they are right and everyone else is wrong, sadly there are too many bigots in this world for it to happen, it would take a miracle

Answer 10

Unlikely its human nature to be suspicious or even hostile of anyone that is different

Answer 11

Viva la difference. You want everyone to look like Rosie O'Donnel?