I was thinking. Close your eyes for a minute, and think of a world where there is no war, hate, sadness, or any kind of things to make you sad, depressed, angry or painful emotions or feelings.
Now. If there is no war, pain or sadness, then it would be peaceful right? Full of love? I dont think so, because if there is no pain, there is no gain. If you take pain and war away, then you have to automatically take away: Jealousy, Envy, Lust, Anger, Greed, Grief, and everything that could cause them.
But if you dont have that. then you cant have love. Because how would you know what love is if you dont have anything to compare it to. You can you be happy if you dont know what sad is. There would be no decisions. because everyone would feel the same, and by feeling the same, you become totally numb, and everyone would be the same.
So pain and war are a phase that humans must go through, because without sad, there is no happy
There is no Tall without Short
2007-04-09 07:37:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
There is no pretty without ugly
There is no bald without hairy
There is no Black without White
There is no fat without slim
There is no love....without war
I dont approve war (Depends on who) But I am glad its there.
2007-04-09 07:39:48 · update #1
You are begging the question.
Obviously a world like that would not be 'good' to live in, in fact the concept of good would dissapear in such a world because it would be a constant.
Nothing can be understood without reference to something else.
2007-04-09 07:48:42 · answer #1 · answered by aristotle1776 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nonsense! Rather like most dualist proposals.
Let's draw a somewhat similar example. Suppose we lived in a world where everything was the same as it is now, but in which nobody ever suffered from hunger or starvation. Does this mean that nobody will ever want to eat? Hardly. People eat when they're not hungry all the time. Food is ENJOYABLE, even when lack of it isn't detrimental.
So let's go back to your world without pain. Nobody can possibly be hurt in any way (don't ask me how). Does this mean nobody can possibly experience pleasure in any way? Not at all! Pleasure and pain are not the same thing, nor does one define the other. Sex isn't enjoyable just because it 'doesn't hurt'... it is pleasant in itself (we'll leave aside, for now, those who derive pleasure from pain itself).
Bottom line: Pain and war are NOT required to enjoy pleasure or appreciate peace. The only way extinguishing one would eliminate the other is if you removed the possibility of experiencing ANYTHING... not just the one aspect you are targetting.
2007-04-09 08:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You seem to have already made up your mind, so you probably won't even read this. But I disagree with you anyway. Most of us live our lives in such a way as to minimise our suffering. Nobody wants to suffer, it's unpleasant. What you are suggesting is that we all stand by and watch the world go to hell. We never need to lift a finger to help anybody. In fact we can rejoice at people's misfortunes, complacent in the knowledge that it's all for the best. It reminds me of that joke: "Why are you banging your head against the wall?" "Because it's gonna feel so nice when I stop."
By your reasoning, if we lived in a world where there was nothing but pain and misery, then it wouldn't really bother us, because we wouldn't know any different. Now you close your eyes for a moment and think about that. If you had to choose between that world, or the world you were proposing, I believe you would go with the "good" one.
2007-04-09 08:37:50 · answer #3 · answered by Dr Know It All 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ofcourse it'll be a good world,
In my idea all the ppl are the same and they're all brothers and sisters however some of them are black and the others are white however some r rich and others r poor and..
Just imagine a world full of love & peace, it'll be truly great, but ofcourse it's impossible to have a world like that,we just can imagine it.
2007-04-09 07:45:32 · answer #4 · answered by Hermione 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup. Isn't evolution obvious when you think about this?
I mean, it is obvious that we'll have to change to achieve world Peace and Justice for all in Truth through Mercy.
Most people that answered my questions about this prefered Truth over the others. Well, the Truth is this: Change.
Good luck!
2007-04-09 08:07:17 · answer #5 · answered by Alex 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on which one you are if your short chances are you long to be tall. If you're a soldier you long to do what a soldier does. Fight!!
If there was no war at all people would get bored of peace!
2007-04-09 09:17:33 · answer #6 · answered by Travis James 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you. Pain (and the impact of War can be considered pain) teaches you what true love and happiness is. If you never have it, then you can never know or appreciate love and happiness.
2007-04-09 08:02:46 · answer #7 · answered by Caribbean Belle 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You posted a long supposition with the end result of answering your own question. Good one Ace.
2007-04-09 10:28:53 · answer #8 · answered by Loren C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you.
There is no Good without Bad...
I mean how will you know it's Good, if there isn't Bad?
but I also don't approve any war!
2007-04-09 07:44:18 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can have diversity without pain,war,crime or hatred. To think otherwise is satanic.
2007-04-09 07:43:34 · answer #10 · answered by Handy man 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋