Is the world polarizing religiously, or are we coming together? (America, myth)

[Sunstone]

In the long run (perhaps in the very long run!), the diversity and conflict we see around us today might be just part of a creative process that will eventually result in a greater unity of religions. Perhaps there will eventually be a synthesis. But I think that, if it ever happens, will take a very long time to come about.

[skills101]

Originally Posted by The Voice of Reason

I'm just curious skills - what would lead you to believe this?

Basically, it's from the sources about the past I've learned about. From what I've read, a Muslim living in a predominantly Christian would have been killed. I'm not saying that doesn't happen today, but I don't read it in the papers so much, so I assume it doesn't happen that much. I don't know, maybe my views are completely based on ignorance. I'm not really sure, I guess I'm only taking from experience.

[Ronald]

How about the UNITY in almost all of the world after 9-11? Just how does one squander this show of world unity? With nurture, who knows how it could have grown. But alas someone did squander it.

[The Voice of Reason]

Originally Posted by Ronald

How about the UNITY in almost all of the world after 9-11? Just how does one squander this show of world unity? With nurture, who knows how it could have grown. But alas someone did squander it.

Amen (and that from an Agnostic)

TVOR

[Sunstone]

Originally Posted by Ronald

How about the UNITY in almost all of the world after 9-11? Just how does one squander this show of world unity? With nurture, who knows how it could have grown. But alas someone did squander it.

It didn't take him long to squander it, either. Fast, efficient work!

[The Voice of Reason]

Originally Posted by Sunstone

It didn't take him long to squander it, either. Fast, efficient work!

It's easy to do good work if you have surrounded yourself with good people. You know you're gonna get an honest, unbiased look at an oil rich country when the ex-CEO of Halliburton is filtering your input!!

Of course, you can always use the argument from the old west (it originated in Texas) -
"He needed dying" to justify it after the fact.

TVOR

[Sunstone]

Oil??? There was oil involved in all of this? I'm shocked, Voice!

Just to stay on topic: How can world unity come about in an age of shrinking natural resources -- such as we will soon face? Aren't we in for more and more wars fought for resources? (Of course, those wars will be masked by claims that they are fought for self-defense, for purely ideological reasons or for humanitarian reasons.)