What if world peace is only achievable without free will? — Bryce
The GuardianSociologist Phil Zuckerman summarizes their results in his new book Living the Secular Life:
...according to their most recent rankings, among the top ten most peaceful nations on earth, all are among the least God-believing – in fact, eight of the ten are specifically among the least theistic nations on earth. Conversely, of the bottom ten – the least peaceful nations – most of them are extremely religious.
What if world peace is only achievable without free will?
Would it be safe to assume that if there was only one ideology that the population lived by, that this question would prove true? One religion, one political system, — Bryce
World peace, where everyone is satisfied by their share of the good, requires a static environment where nothing changes. New desires can not arise, new resources can not be found, new ideas can not be thought -- because anything new might destabilize the perfect balance. Population, production, distribution, and consumption would all have to be rigidly controlled. — Bitter Crank
What if world peace is only achievable without free will? — Bryce
The world is at peace. It is the mind that is restless. — unenlightened
Some species of creatures basically never fight, and if they do fight, it is not lethal. — dannerz2
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