Why we are American, Russian, Chinese, Iranians, Indians or Pakistanis. Why don’t say we are from Earth?

Question

Why we don’t say that this world is mine? Once we accept this universe has created by God then we should accept that we all have created by the same God. We are all children of our beloved God. May be we identifying him by different names but our common thought is God created this beautiful world for us to stay with harmony and peacefully like one family. Why we are not coming closer to break all the limits of borders and walls of conflicts? Do yours Thoughts mach with me? Do you feel same to be happen what I feel?

Answer 1

Humans love to label - probably because that is our first interactions with our parents and the world around us. We start off labelling everything to learn the language, then to prove we know the language, then to demonstrate our reasoning skills - and ultimately because that is just what we have always done.

You are right - we are all earthlings and this planet is our community - and the faster we can all embrace that (through respect, tolerance and unity) the better off the human race will be.

Take heart - we are coming closer to breaking all the limits and borders. Your question and any enlightened answers you get prove that. The time is coming - know it, embrace it and help it along.

Peace!

Answer 2

A spokesperson from NASA said (nervously!!! haha) in 2005 that there was a thick asteuroid belt (i think it's called that) somewhere between the moon and the earth. That was her xcuse for not "returning" to the moon. I, personally, do not think America EVER landed on the moon. I am an american, if you're wondering. I disagree with the Chinese beating everyone else out to the moon. I personally believe that Russia will attempt to get to the moon first, and probably win. I do not know about any of the others. I think that EU will land on Mars before anyone else, and India will come soon after. I also think (future space travel question) that the Space People WILL attempt to make the Space hotel idea shin dig they've been talking about for years. Didn't Bill Gates want to go on that? Can't remember...

Answer 3

Because of the fact that we already know that we're all from Earth. Throughout life we always look for ways to distinguish ourselves from others. We need ways to acknowledge our differences and one of the simplest ways to do this is by Geographic region or Nationality. We also do this by describing our Phenotypes, like Black (Afro-), White (Euro-), as well as by religion and Political party.

Our differences and our uniqueness are what make us so special to one another. And after acknowledging those differences we can find comfort in the fact that others are similar to us based on those differences. For example, sharing a common history and culture.

The fact that we're all from Earth and all human is just a given.

Answer 4

Not exactly...I don't believe in mythical, man-made gods, and there's no evidence that god created the universe or the earth...

Our divisions currently into "nations" are just an evolution from smaller "tribes" that humans banded into millions of years ago for protection and to help insure survival. Humans survived better in groups, working cooperatively...some would hunt, some prepare meals, some watch over children, etc. That division of labor and trusting your tribemates to help the whole group to survive is one of the factors that made humanity more resilient than other animals that went at life alone.
Those tribes evolved into villages as humans developed...then into cities, then city-states, then empires, and now nations. The idea is the same -- a collective of people all helping insure each other's survival, dividing up tasks and duties and working together for the common good. Since that organization has been such a powerful aid to our survival, we feel strong alliances to our "group" -- whether that's our local city, our nation, or larger groups such as the European Union. There's also always been strong negative feelings for anyone *not* in our own group -- they're seen as a threat, they're people that want to take what we've worked so hard to do in our own group (food, land, shelter, etc.), and we'll gladly fight them to protect our own group. Though the scale of all of this has changed, the premise remains the same as nations fight nations for resources -- it's the same as it's always been, just larger and with better technology.

There has never been a time when humans have lived "peacefully like one family." NEVER. We are in fact closer to that idea now than ever before in history, as our "group" has expanded through trade agreements, travel, and interconnected economies to begin to add the entire world as our own "group." With more equitable distribution and use of resources, we may someday achieve a "group" that truly encompasses the entire world. That's all human emotion, politics, and human nature -- we've always joined in groups to enhance self-preservation, and always defended our groups against outsiders. We just need to expand our group, that's all. Nothing at all to do with mythical gods. In fact, the artificial divisions of humans by their religions has hampered the adoption of larger groups, not enhanced it. Religious divisions retain the "us vs. them" mentality that seperates groups -- your mythical gods do more to keep us apart than bring us together.

Answer 5

What you are saying is correct. People speak of their nationalities in reference to where they are from, geographically, and to describe their culture.

I have been in a lot of countries, including Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North Africa and South-West Asia. Everywhere I have been, the people are all the same.

In Iraq, there were people from countries that I have never been to, like Gurkhas from Nepal. Everyone got along. Everyone was friendly. Do you know why?

There was no government involvement. When governments are not involved, people from all countries can get along.

Answer 6

That's utopia...
Go on the news and try to explain to the middle east that we are all created by the same God... and the very next day you'll see 2 000 000 muslims burning american flags...

Answer 7

We may all be Earthicans, but we are NOT all children of god. Just because I was made and born here on Earth, doesn't mean that this "god" had anything to do with it.

Answer 8

Because people like to feel that they belong to any sort of group. Yes, we are all children of God but we are also unique too. I don't think that associating oneself with their country of origin is bad. The true evil begins when one uses that association to take advantage or hurt others.

Answer 9

I feel the same... There are alot of people who want to stop wars and come together and unite as humans, but there is usually that one greedy person that wants everything to himself and starts all these problems...

Answer 10

Because I'd rather not be identified with most of the peoples of this earth.