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<blockquote data-quote="TagliatelliMonster" data-source="post: 71994762" data-attributes="member: 391173"><p>Yeah, I'm a practical minded person <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Nope. And I'll explain my reasoning.</p><p></p><p>Consider all civilisation the world has ever known. From the old empires like Egypt all the way upto 21st century states ranging from secular democracy to authoritarian regimes like north korea etc.</p><p></p><p>Next, consider the following hypothetical....</p><p></p><p>From all these civilisations, you get to chose in which one you can live your life.</p><p><em>However</em>.... you do NOT get to chose:</p><p>- your parents</p><p>- your sexual orientation</p><p>- your race</p><p>- the religion you'll grow up in (or lack thereof)</p><p>- ....</p><p></p><p>All those "properties" of yourself will be randomized AFTER you have made your choice of where you will live your life.</p><p></p><p>I predict that people who honestly evaluate all their options... will more then likely overwhelmingly choose a secular democracy.</p><p></p><p>Because you do not want to end up a Jew in nazi germany.</p><p>You do not want to end up gay in saudi arabia.</p><p>You do not want to end up black in the US of the 1800s.</p><p></p><p>To me, that tells me that most people value the exact same kind of things in their lives. The vast majority want to be able to live a life free of oppression, free of discrimination, they wish to be safe, happy, healthy, etc.</p><p></p><p>So in essence, when stepping back out of our "comfort zone", we pretty much agree on the ingredients of what makes for a "good" way of living.</p><p></p><p>We all value happiness and well-being. And it follows that we all will want to live in a world where we can actually be happy, healthy etc.</p><p></p><p>Cultural differences not withstanding...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TagliatelliMonster, post: 71994762, member: 391173"] Yeah, I'm a practical minded person :D Nope. And I'll explain my reasoning. Consider all civilisation the world has ever known. From the old empires like Egypt all the way upto 21st century states ranging from secular democracy to authoritarian regimes like north korea etc. Next, consider the following hypothetical.... From all these civilisations, you get to chose in which one you can live your life. [I]However[/I].... you do NOT get to chose: - your parents - your sexual orientation - your race - the religion you'll grow up in (or lack thereof) - .... All those "properties" of yourself will be randomized AFTER you have made your choice of where you will live your life. I predict that people who honestly evaluate all their options... will more then likely overwhelmingly choose a secular democracy. Because you do not want to end up a Jew in nazi germany. You do not want to end up gay in saudi arabia. You do not want to end up black in the US of the 1800s. To me, that tells me that most people value the exact same kind of things in their lives. The vast majority want to be able to live a life free of oppression, free of discrimination, they wish to be safe, happy, healthy, etc. So in essence, when stepping back out of our "comfort zone", we pretty much agree on the ingredients of what makes for a "good" way of living. We all value happiness and well-being. And it follows that we all will want to live in a world where we can actually be happy, healthy etc. Cultural differences not withstanding... [/QUOTE]
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