Monday, July 15, 2002

neo-christianity?

I wonder: it sorta seems to me like Jesus was right after all, and I mean completely, in the most pure way: should we reject ALL violence, or just all anger etc? if violence were rejected, it would be possible for all people practicing this to be killed if someone really tried. hmm - what then. A brute force u cannot reason with. But would it happen? Or would those not practicing but still normal be moved to defend those attacked? What about tibet? What about all those easily brain-washed, stupid, materialistic "spencers"? so is there no way to achieve world peace and peace for all people so that no one hates, no one hurts? But for example if I choose to at least try and love my neighbour, even if he fucks me over, then perhaps that means that I wont perpetuate the injustice, violence? B/c in the "human" way, its almost expected to try and win or get some kinda revenge (translates to WIN anyways). But then this person will be hurt and they'll be hurting others or back at you. So maybe non-aggressive behaviour? If I could get myself to understand and accept that someone hurt me b/c they're lesser than me, or maybe not lesser but just simple, human, then perhaps I wouldn't be hurting? And then if I don't feel pain then I wont try to get some kinda revenge? But to be the devil's advocate: how will the asshole ever learn? Hehe - is it genetic, so that they cannot learn? What then? Selective killing? DNA manipulation? Maybe ppl can learn to channel their aggression and all other emotions in constructive ways. Perhaps it seems high-winded or whatev, farfetched, sci-fi like, but whats the alternative? Perpetuating this "humanity"? this "civilization"? I wonder if we can transcend this, get past this. How many of us can? It feels like theres something to be said for genes, like some ppl wont be able to learn or become good, so that the whole world can be good. Maybe by now this sounds like too much something granol-ish/christian. If that's a problem for some ppl to even listen to the idea, what if it were presented in scientific terms? Still - I don't think even half the ppl would actually assume this way of life. And I'm talking western world here - not to even mention all the countries etc where all ppl know is hate and mistrust etc. how do u get them to break thru their barriers? Perhaps for some this would be easier, but I donno if many. But it perhaps is something to at least give a few shots at. Start thinking about this. So whats rejectable and whats ok? But if there's a will there just might be a way. Just b/c its easier for us to come up w/ reasons against this, just because of the world we've been brought up in, doesn't mean that there isnt a myriad of reasons FOR it, reasons that don't jump right at you because that's not the way we've been taught to think most our lives.