well, utopia?

Question

heavy question alert.

but i really do wanna know a bunch of perspectives of what all you guys think.

anyways:

my idea of utopia would be a world where people have differing ideas, but still allow others to believe in them. meaning not everybody's the same, but these differences don't lead to conflict. the world would be peaceful, and ideas would flourish.

do you think that there is no way in the world that all of this could actually happen? will there always be people who are genetically determined to want to fight?

i mean, i know it couldn't happen.

i just wish it could, and want to know if there is any hope at all for some possibilities.

i don't know.

tell me what you think

Answer 1

The original meaning of the word "Utopia" is "place that no where to find". So you can't find it on earth. But for me, this moment now, here, this question and this answer, will be the utopia of mine. Cuz it's really a miracle to me that the world is being the way it is now.

Answer 2

It's unrealistic to think in terms of utopia.

Suppose we lived in a world that didn't foster violence, and it turned out that, say, 7% of the population had any proclivity toward violence.

There would be hardly any violence at all, wouldn't there?

It would be a VAST improvement over what we have, wouldn't it?

So the thing to do is to move closer to that, where there's less and less of all the avoidable suffering we now have.

I figure about 85% of the suffering we have now is avoidable.

There's still be arrogant people and violent people, but they wouldn't make everyone miserable; their effect would be relatively minimal.

When you make unrealistic goals, not only have you defined your goal as unachievable, but most people say "that's impossible, so there's no point trying for it" -- whereas if you look at, say, reducing violence by a little, then a little more, etc. it's hard for others to fight you on it.

Answer 3

Due to human nature any sort of utopia is unfortunately impossible.

Take a look at Dr. Mary Ruwart's book titled "Healing Our World in an Age of Aggression" at http://www.ruwart.com/Pages/Healing/ .

Congressman, medical doctor, & current republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said, "Healing Our World bridges the gap between conservatives and liberals, Christians and New Agers, special interests and the common good, with practical solutions to our economic and societal woes."

The 2nd edition is expanded and updated, but you can read the first edition free on Dr. Ruwart's website.

Bob Burg, author of Winning Without Intimidation stated, "Healing Our World applies the win-win strategies that work so well in business to the political sector - with amazing results! If you love helping others as you help yourself, you'll love this book!"

Answer 4

Utopia (from Greek: οὐ no, and τόπος, place, i.e. "no place" or "place that does not exist") is an imaginary island, depicted by Sir Thomas More as a perfect social, legal, and political system. It may be used pejoratively, to refer to a society that is unrealistic and impossible to realize. It has also been used to describe actual communities founded in attempts to create an ideal society.

Answer 5

I will recommend to read the book: "No place like Utopia" by Peter Blake. The suburban living on the US was an experimental Utopia that in my opinion fail.

Answer 6

Wow, that is possibly the greatest thing I have heard today, if there could be a utopia that would be mine as well, and it is something I plan to dedicate my life to

Answer 7

In a utopia, there wouldn't be any religion; people would realize how pointless and harmful they are.

Also, of course, religions that are incompatible with tolerance (the abrahamic ones) would never have any followers.

Answer 8

It may not be possible, but one thing could happen that would make it more possible: to get rid of religion. And thus instantly solve problems in Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Kashmir, Chechniya, Bosnia, and of course Iraq.

Answer 9

Listen to John Lennon's song "Imagine" and keep dreaming, who knows? Everything is possible...even Utopia

Answer 10

The hippie days are gone hun sorry.