Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Utopia

Freud was of the opinion that war had been woven into the fabric of humans since the dawn of time. He said that, in the beginning, "conflicts of interest between men [were] settled by the use of violence" where the strongest man, or "the one who had the better weapons or who used them the more skilfully, would win (8-9). He went on to explain that a group consensus became stronger than the will of the individual. Freud would also say that "human instincts are of only two kinds:...'eros'...and...the aggressive or destructive instinct" (12). Freud did not believe that the human race would ever stop warring, and would continue to be a community vs. community world.
Unfortunately, I agree with Freud, although not necessarily for the same reasons. The world is full of people smarter, wealthier, healthier, etc. than others. Because of these differences, and others like faith and moral differences, I do not believe that the human race will ever create a utopia that satisfies the needs of everyone. In my mind, attempting a 'perfect world' is unrealistic, and your time would be better spent improving the lives of others; not making them 'perfect'. But back to the topic, because humans are undeniably flawed and have varying views on what is right or wrong, ethical or unethical, fair or unfair, we will never stop fighting to spread our own views throughout the world. People are filled with so many conflicting differences I do not believe we will ever be able to create a global community and end war entirely.

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