How to have Peace

pandaderek · 09-13-2014, 02:59 PM

The key word is "works for me." We need something that works for all.

I think a lot of religion is great, when practiced, properly. I study/teach philosophy and have had to ready through multiple religions and see that, at the core teachings, no religion teaches hate...it's the terrible interpretations by humans that promote hate. I admire Christianity for their ways of promoting community, able to bring people, together, and participate in community events. I love Muslims that practice Ramadan, one of the five pillars, because it promotes humility in that people experience what it's like to not enjoy the simple luxuries that many of us experience, on a daily level, eating to fulfill our hunger, whenever.

But, we need to find common ground amongst all people, which includes people of religion. Like, we need to all agree on basic human rights, such as, people's rights to not be physically or speech-wise controlled by others, to be as philosophers put it "a means to their own end." Although, not to say there isn't consequences that people shouldn't face if they act a certain way or say certain things.

We, also, need to be exposed to everything, not just people within the comfort of your own community. That way, you don't misinterpret the meanings of people's speech. That's one of the main problems amongst eastern and western culture. People, from eastern cultures, speak more indirectly; whereas, westerners speak more directly. But, when they communicate, they fail to understand each other and often act on their lack of understanding.

So, I'm glad it works, for you. But, I hope you're not shutting yourself from a community because it's not within your comfort level. A lot of these online aggressive types are real sweat-hearts and would buy you a beer if they, ever, met you at a bar...it's, just, they don't speak the same way that you do.

09-13-2014, 02:59 PM	#6
pandaderek Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 280	The key word is "works for me." We need something that works for all. I think a lot of religion is great, when practiced, properly. I study/teach philosophy and have had to ready through multiple religions and see that, at the core teachings, no religion teaches hate...it's the terrible interpretations by humans that promote hate. I admire Christianity for their ways of promoting community, able to bring people, together, and participate in community events. I love Muslims that practice Ramadan, one of the five pillars, because it promotes humility in that people experience what it's like to not enjoy the simple luxuries that many of us experience, on a daily level, eating to fulfill our hunger, whenever. But, we need to find common ground amongst all people, which includes people of religion. Like, we need to all agree on basic human rights, such as, people's rights to not be physically or speech-wise controlled by others, to be as philosophers put it "a means to their own end." Although, not to say there isn't consequences that people shouldn't face if they act a certain way or say certain things. We, also, need to be exposed to everything, not just people within the comfort of your own community. That way, you don't misinterpret the meanings of people's speech. That's one of the main problems amongst eastern and western culture. People, from eastern cultures, speak more indirectly; whereas, westerners speak more directly. But, when they communicate, they fail to understand each other and often act on their lack of understanding. So, I'm glad it works, for you. But, I hope you're not shutting yourself from a community because it's not within your comfort level. A lot of these online aggressive types are real sweat-hearts and would buy you a beer if they, ever, met you at a bar...it's, just, they don't speak the same way that you do.