"What do you think of this world"?

Just from reading the title of the topic and nothing else thats been said. Ill give my 2p. This world in no uncertain terms, is fucked. now excuse my language but theres no other word to describe it. Everyone just needs to get along, it really is that simple, just so impossible at the same time! While I have respect for anyone choosing to put their faith in a deity of their choosing, can people not put faith in each other instead? (This is by no means an attack against anyones faith or religion, just my opinion. On a personal note, I have no faith, yet I dont believe science can explain everything either, at least not yet.) Religion is and always will be the biggest factor slowing human progression down because of its restricted way of thinking. Blindly accepting the way things are as a 'Gods' will (I say 'Gods' to summarise all faiths, not one in particualar) is very detrimental to the world and everything on it. To remove it (an impossibility without several generations of non-teaching) would free people to work on more important matters such as preserving the planet so it can be self-sustainable (anyone that thinks it is now is quite simply a fool...) Think of a world where people dont squabble and fight over religion but instead put their heads together to work towards a better future for everyone? Sounds nice doesnt it? Nobody ever wanting for anything but not getting too much more than they need. I would really like to cite Gene Roddenberrys vision of the future through Star Trek. Yes I understand thats very geeky to some people and a little communist to others (crap I sad the C word, hope the CIA dont come for me....-_-) but the guy had a point. People exist in the Star Trek universe to better themselves and humanity and no-one lives beyond their means. To explore the unknown (and occasionally fight it when it turns out to be pretty bad) and to promote peace wherever possible.

As I have stated in other topics, Im not a pacifist, but I dont like violence. Again, people just need to get along. There is always a way for peace to prevail. It doesnt matter what their gender, race, sexual orientation or whatever is, as long as very simple and universal moral codes can be followed then it doesnt matter who someone is or what their beliefs are or whatever.

I agree that the world is a pretty bad place. People are selfish and refuse to see things from anyone else's point of view most of the time. They would rather blindly believe that they are right and anyone who disagrees is wrong than to think about the big picture and see that they aren't quite as justified as they thought. While I don't agree with SimonSan about religion being a bad thing (I think it is inherently good), I will agree that people misuse it, misquote it, and otherwise use it to justify things that their religion was never intended to support (or in many cases says to turn away from). I believe that most every religion preaches love, or at least just treatment of others, regardless of what they believe or how they act. Whether or not one is religious, actions based on either of those are far from a bad thing. I believe that a lot of the problems faced today are because people selfishly refuse to admit that they may be wrong and thus don't actually look at things from other viewpoints. The accepted culture where I live runs rampant with this problem, which is most of why I don't bother with it much. As SimonSan said, people just need to get along.

The world is what we make of it. I'm not going to banter about what philosophy I follow or shove morals that you've heard countless times down your throat but it does a lot of good to keep your chin up and not stand over those around you. We live in a world with of billions of people and I'm not going to be put down in the hands of a few.

I don't really care one way or the other. I wasn't given a choice to live here or elsewhere (if there is an elsewhere), and the horrible things people do aren't MY fault. Sure, people can point their fingers at me and say my nonchalant attitude is one of the reasons that our world is a dump, but what are they going to do about it? They can't make me change my attitude, that's something only I can do, and for now I'm pretty content. I guess they could kill me, if they wanted. But what would that accomplish? What I suppose I'm trying to say is that I don't think people should worry about what others do. Living one life is hard enough, why bother with others?