Are we supposed to be living longer or shorter?

Question

I keep hearing confllicting reports that we're supposed to stop smoking, be less stressed, eat healthier foods, exercise more and try to find solutions to solve racial and religeous conflicts.

On the other hand, I'm hearing reports that the planet is over-crowded, there's not enough food to support the population, natural oil is running out and there aren't enough jobs to go around.

So, do we want a peaceful, healthy, overcrowded planet or a decandent, religiously and racially disharmonious planet where there's enough food, resources, money, jobs and space for everyone.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't these mutually exclusive goals?

Answer 1

i like the clarity with which you think. they do seem to be somewhat exclusive. I'm sure that the populus will struggle to obtain both goals and in the end accomplish nothing.

Answer 2

No wonder your brain is always melting at work...having words like "racially disharmonious" rolling around in your head while trying to make a living is just asking for trouble....try thinking about a cute little monkey, breath in through your nose, out through your mouth, and calm down....

Mutually exclusive? Yes. But it could also be seen in the simpler adage "six of one, half-dozen of the other." It's a coin toss. Either we solve all of societies problems, and then have to put queer little crystals in our hands that will command us to meet in a big arena at the age of 30 so that we can make our "ascension", floating to the heavens, or at least the ceiling, in polyester jumpsuits in gay, vibrant, primary colors.....or.....live like animals in an overpopulated world, no more natural resources, burning ******* of wood to keep warm and incinerate the bodies of those who haven't been chosen for reclamation (soylent green....it's people!!).

Then again, we could just take Shakespeare's advice and kill all the lawyers....that should free up some resources.

I'm just going to stay right here, carve out my own little niche in the world, eat my homogonized, processed cheese spread, keep the cat box clean, continue hoping for the return of the Pets.com sock puppet, and pray that the pillaging of the rainforests doesn't wipe out that one little dung beetle that's holding the entire ecology of the planet together, bringing things down like an environmental house of cards.

C'mon, you know it's gonna happen. Isaac Asimov said so.

Answer 3

Human beings are supposed to live longer only if they care for each other's welfare coz one's actions will always have some effect on one's self and others as well. Take for instance when one person lights a cigarette everyone inhales it too since we only have one atmosphere, another one is when an individual cheats in a relationship other people involved will get hurt and in turn that person may have the possibility of doing the same thing to another and the vicious cycle continues, alot of people end up hurt. It's really true what they say that in every action there is an equal reaction or effect and these can be positive and negative. So we can not safely say that "what i do to myself is none of your business" we are each other's business, we live in the same earth, we breath the same air, and we have an ozone layer that gets bigger because of humanity's neglect and irresponsible actions, come to think of it.

Answer 4

you're not wrong. quite the opposite. however with medical and technological advances it's no longer about survival of the fittest. i know this sounds bad, but in essence the only way we will come together, and have enough resources is if there's some world-alterting catastrophe. and even then it will only last so long before human nature takes over again. love thy neighbor, or love thine own self?

Answer 5

Depends where you live.

In general though 1st world countries people are living longer because of better health and life style choices..

Answer 6

Im not big on words but I do know what you mean. I agree with this. I'd ask the same question...but Im not good with big words.