One death is a tragedy, one million deaths are a statistic..

Sitting there watching the news..bombing in London..bombing in Turkey..fights in Israel..Indian man shot dead..bombing in Afghanistan..flooding.. It's like the fucking apocalypse.

I don't understand. We're supposedly the most intelligent race on earth, but do you see animals blowing each other up?

Why is there so much hate? I don't want or expect the world to be in total harmony - that would be absurd. But this daily massacre of each other for literally stupid reasons.. it makes no sense.

Humans have what - 6000 years of evolution? And yet this is what we are. Savages who will tear another person apart for the sheer colour of their skin. The fact that they were born on another part of the planet? That their beliefs are different to ours? It disgusts me. There are 8 billion of us on this earth.

This is why I'm not religious. I'm not totally atheist either - I'm sure there is another higher power out there somewhere (I find the idea that my existence is because of compounding dust particles a tad hard to swallow) but I don't believe that any God would will this on His or Her people.

Part of me has a morbid curiosity, to tune in every night, to see what the current statistic is. How many innocent people died for which cause today? I suppose that's the part of me that has grown up with death on her television screen.

People complain about violence in movies and video games, but to me the more sickening and disturbing violence is the one we're surrounded by in reality.

I can't fathom a cause for which I would willingly don a bomb with the goal of killing as many innocent people as possible.

I don't believe in the death penalty. To kill a murderer is to release him from the torment of guilt. Some may argue that a murderer would go to hell - but they don't know for sure. Surely it is more just and right for somebody who took an innocent life, to suffer for it?

I understand that there are, in some people's opinions, causes worth dying for. Those who died in service, during 9/11 for example. But I cannot understand where in any religious text, it would say that it is necessary to kill another man to gain glory in the afterlife.

It makes you wonder where we'll be in another 6000 years.

Comments

6000 years of evolution and we're still using one sentence paragraphs?!

Oh, and I must mention that I find it absolutely hilarious that you call yourself a half atheist/agnostic/whatever and yet still believe the human race has only 6000 years of evolution under its belt.

6000 years is the 'biblical' age of the human race. Those that truly believe the human race is only 6000 years old are creationists. Scientists have discovered evidence of ancestors to humans as far back as _seven million_ years ago.

See where misinformation can lead you?

So I couldn't be bothered googling it to find out? Sue me!

It was random babblings based on a depressing news broadcast, Dom. Take from that what you will.

I apply my (first-person-to -revert-to-needless -use-of-formal -pronouns) rule to pronounce your argument void.

I completely agree Alyx... As the sentient beings of this planet, we're f--ked.

I find I prefer to think of myself as, er, compounding dust particles. Lot more interesting than just one of a batch of billions created by some 'higher power'. It all seems a little conspiracy theoryish to me. Meh.

Yes, myself also, firmly atheist here, although I prefer to think of myself as a chemical reaction.

Now I'm not throwing my religion onto everybody, but an answer to your 'God wouldn't wish that on anyone' comment is that God gives all of us the gift of free will. Therefore, if someone chooses to kill someone else, they can. They just get punished for it later. If God controlled things like wars then the world would be one plucked up place as noone would have control over their actions. He created us and left us to do as we see fit. As to killing others, being in the army, my belief is that I would have no qualms killing someone that is trying to kill me or someone I care about. If the perceived enemy has been forced into armed service, tough s--t. Hes going to be trying to kill me for the same reason. The problems lie at a political level - what are the wars about? usually religion, greed (land grabbing) or racial affairs. A way to stop the last two of those is displacing corrupt leaders and installing a democracy. Big ups to the US, that's exactly what theyre doing. As for religion which in the middle east = terrorism, well, who knows. But war is here to stay. Its just something we have, not something to overcome. Its a direct result of the fact that human cannot, and never will be, perfect. There will always be a bad guy.

"As for religion which in the middle east = terrorism"

WTF???

It's a sad world we live in when people believe this kind of rubbish.

Big ups to the US...? Yeah big ups to the US for saving people from their oil resources!

I didn't say religion=terrorism, it was badly worded. I mean that in a war in the middle east, when that war is over religion, e.g israel - palestine, one of those sides in the war will be using terrorism to fulfill their goals.

I feel bad being safe, (lucky). Everyday I get on my knees and thank God for the National Hockey League.

2000 American deaths starts wars.

2000 middle eastern deaths and americans just change the channel.

I wonder if there are any innocent people.

Not in this day and age, Funky.

[anthematic refrain]We are all innocent[/anthemaic refrain]

We are the world...... we are the children.......

And it is very, very easy to form an opinion and criticise from the safety of an armchair or a computer stool, when others are actually involved.

Although typically those involved are only mindlessly doing the bidding of someone in the safety of an armchair.

In fact I'll go further than that and suggest that it is far far better to form an opinion and criticise from the safety of an (unarmed) armchair rather than leaving it all up to machine-gun toting automotants.

Apparently not well, however.

trav

Travdor, the burninator.

"religion, greed (land grabbing) or racial affairs. A way to stop the last two of those is displacing corrupt leaders and installing a democracy"

Just ban religion - surely that will stop all wars then...

Yeah! That's the best idea eva!

come join my catholic community outrage program.

If the bible teaches us anything it is that it is wrong to kill people, except bad people.

hah dom.