please explain how you expect to accomplish the following because this is the part of your proposal that i cannot envision..."We don't have to get through to them. The Collective Mentality we're talking about establishing 'will' get through to them. We are not talking about selling a bunch of dogma, we are talking about establishing a link in our minds that will bring the power of our collective intelligence (God?) to bear on the actions of mankind." ...
On Apr 27, 10:39 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > Rosey, > I understand that the people you refer to as purely evil are > despicable human beings. > But they are human beings, and they are what they are because of the > values (or lack of) they have acquired in their Life. > I just have an aversion to the word and idea of 'evil' because it > excuses the human from responsibility. > Psycho/sociopath is as close as a human gets to the idea of evil. > > We don't have to get through to them. The Collective Mentality we're > talking about establishing 'will' get through to them. > We are not talking about selling a bunch of dogma, we are talking > about establishing a link in our minds that will bring the power of > our collective intelligence (God?) to bear on the actions of mankind. > > Slip said, "I think one of the key factors in the collective mentality > obstacle is > the lack of insight into "post collective mentality". > What I think he's saying is you are not looking at the possibility. > Like a scientist has a vision or object in his mind first, then begins > to figure ways to make it real. Where would we be today if all the > scientist had your attitude of "Oh we could never do that". > > We are looking to bring about an evolutionary leap for mankind. Please > release your primitive view of the human and look to the possibility > of overcoming the base mentality and evolving to a truly spiritual > people. > Imagine utopia, think from that point of view. What is necessary to > establish unity? > > And it needs to happen soon, cause we don't want slip to go back to > Saturn :-) > He wouldn't be happy without morning glories. > > peace & Love > > On Apr 27, 9:03 pm, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Tinker, I get what you're saying, but when I mention "pure evil" I am > > referring to the leaders of countries. Few of them, very few, would > > agree with a collective mentality altogether. The problem is getting > > through to them. Yes we the plebians, patrons, citizens... are > > starving for peace and humanity, but who is listening to us? As long > > as we have leaders that strive on maintaining power who are unable to > > equally share in thoughts, borders and resources, we are going to have > > followers that will believe in them. That's the truth. War > > unfortunately reigns over sound mind. It's a paranoid caveman > > instinct which evolution has yet to mutate. Am I for collective > > mentality? 100%, do I believe it will actualize anytime soon, no. > > It's going to take time. > > > On Apr 26, 5:13 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Rosey, > > > Your thinking that allows for someone to be "pure evil" is the sort of > > > stuff that is used to justify war. There is fear driven greed that > > > would apparently be the pure evil that you would substantiate. But, it > > > is 'purely' fear driven greed. > > > > The people of the world do not cater to war. We are subjected to war > > > by the fear driven greedy who have taken control of our government. > > > > What mother nature does is just fine. If we establish the collective > > > mentality we will come more in line with mother nature's natural order > > > and maybe even have a bit of influence :-) For sure we would handle > > > disasters a lot better. > > > > The ideas for a Collective Mentality have never made any significant > > > progress across barriers of Language and Culture. > > > So we should give up trying to find the way to make a world wide > > > collective mentality? > > > > Religions support the fatalistic prognosis. It would not give them > > > much authority if they didn't teach "there's nothing we can > > > do" (instill apathy) except follow their dogma. > > > > A code of rules will never will never establish a collective > > > mentality. That would be too complex to cross the barriers of Culture > > > and Language. > > > > peace & Love > > > > On Apr 26, 10:40 am, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Applause Slip, prior to responding to this thread I initially planned > > > > to agree with the collective mentality idea. As I am not one that is > > > > pro war. To me war is greed, power and an agenda to eliminate the > > > > enemy. War is heartache and pain. But when you have too many people > > > > whose intentions of others are nothing but pure evil, how shall we > > > > acquire this collective mentality. Although signs of collective > > > > mentality are already evident, eventually (when I say eventually, I > > > > refer to a distant future) it will be on everyone's list of > > > > accomodations. Today's generation has less barbaric tendencies than > > > > say 1000 years ago. Yet with the attainment of civility we still > > > > cater to war. War whether we like to admit it or not, maintains the > > > > ratio of people versus earth's resources. Man is the creator of his > > > > own demise. Even Mother Nature herself steps in when man does not. > > > > Now would a collective mentality prevent tsunami's, eruptions of > > > > volcanoes, weather afflictions, earthquakes and disease? Take the > > > > Black Plague for example; Europe's agricultural land and food supply > > > > did not accomodate to the demand of its residents. Many were starving > > > > and hungry, the black plague moderated the ratio where the survivors > > > > were able to reestablish a resourceful community. Time and time again > > > > history has proven the survival of the fittest element. Philosophy > > > > and collective mentality theories have been developed as early as the > > > > Greeks. It may be possible that one day citizens of the Earth will > > > > abide by a code of rules associated through a collective mentality. > > > > We can only hope. > > > > > On Apr 25, 11:44 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > What do I think? I think it would not be a "simulation" of a perfect > > > > > world but a reality that all of humanity created through collective > > > > > mentality. I think you are wrong about the tolerance of humanity and > > > > > especially the "straight" path as you put it. It is not a straight > > > > > path as opposed to a wrong path but simply a unison, a harmony, a > > > > > semblance of similar thought. I think war is not inevitable but a > > > > > simple perception, in our human history, as a solution to problematic > > > > > situations with disregard to amicable solution. War is the easy way > > > > > out, kill the problem, over and done. War has become so morally > > > > > acceptable and so every piss ant country in the world thinks the way > > > > > to peace is through the development of sophisticated weaponry, even > > > > > though the costs of which result in the starvation and hardship of the > > > > > citizenry. I think humanity, in spite of technological advances, has > > > > > not progressed much further than that of the chimpanzee. I think you > > > > > are terribly wrong about the compassion of humanity and the assumption > > > > > that one must experience pain in order to appreciate pleasure. Should > > > > > I chop off my left hand so that I can appreciate the right hand more? > > > > > There will still be, without war, situations that evoke compassion, > > > > > such as natural disasters and tragedies. I think there is absolutely > > > > > no benefit to war other than that which is derived by those who engage > > > > > in the senseless act of war. > > > > > George Bush engaged war in Iraq and thousands of innocent men, women, > > > > > and children lost their lives. When you think that it is acceptable > > > > > to kill thousands of people because Saddam killed thousands of Kurds > > > > > then you are certifiably insane. Do you seriously think that there > > > > > will ever be the "war to end all wars"? We've been waring for > > > > > thousands of years without resolution. The only answer to all the > > > > > problems plaguing humanity is collective mentality. > > > > > Fact is collective mentality is already in progress in specific areas > > > > > of living, such as the movement to reduce pollution of our planet, the > > > > > sustenance of our existence. You see, we have as well engaged in > > > > > other practices that are detrimental to our survival and we are > > > > > addressing those issues and making drastic changes, so it will be that > > > > > one day humanity realizes that war is not the answer to peace. > > > > > To hell with the war mongering military industrial complex and other > > > > > industries that reap massive profits upon the delivery of ineffective > > > > > and inferior product. Ultimately it is the people that bear > > > > > responsibility for the mere fact of supporting such industries without > > > > > complaint. Equally it will be the people that will, as a collective > > > > > mentality, effect change, positive change for the common good. > > > > > We have been sunken in the pit of apathy and cajoled into the mode > > > > > complacency for so long that we have lost sight of the fact that "we > > > > > the people" wield the power of change. As I said earlier, it all > > > > > starts with one, you. > > > > > > On Apr 25, 9:28 pm, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Collective mentality? > > > > > > > It would be ideal for the human race to gain a collective mentality > > > > > > and proceed with peace and maintain a complete understanding of each > > > > > > other. It would seemingly be a progression where people no longer > > > > > > thought of each other with bad intentions. All evil would > > > > > > eventually > > > > > > be eliminated. However, it's too good to be true. > > > > > > > Eventually, people would rebel, they would object to this simulation > > > > > > of a perfect world. The human being would not be tolerant of > > > > > > continuously steering into a straight path. Eventually they will > > > > > > wnat > > > > > > to make a turn some where. War is inevitable. Unfortunately > > > > > > disastrous and non-sensical to many and necessary. 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