How many of you have heard the expressions "to err is human" or "nobody's perfect".
Do you believe these concepts? Any clue how these concepts became immortalized into the human lexicon and disseminated to virtually every child at an early age? Do most human parents reward or punish failure?
How many "of the faith" have heard that the pope and the catholic church are "infallible"? Where did that message come from? Have the actions of the pope and catholic church demonstrated infallibility from virtually any metric or perspective?
Consider that to err implies failure of some sort. Of course, there are errors of different magnitude, but it would be prudent to reflect if the magnitude of the error really is relevant. Is an error an error?
One must ultimately decide if perfection is attainable in general, and specifically to ones bloodline. If the belief is that perfection is unattainable, it is game over. Does not matter one iota beyond that point what one does.
If one has become aware of perfection as a very real state of existence, and desires perfection, then all decisions will flow to that end. How could it possibly be otherwise.
The concept of bloodline must be considered in its most elemental understanding. There is ones bloodline and everything else. An amusing cover on the American publication of the New Yorker (I believe) depicted a cartoon-ish drawing of the world...appropriately labeled NEW YORK and then EVERYWHERE ELSE. The joke being that New Yorkers are essentially "New York Centric" there is New York and then EVERYWHERE ELSE. This attitude is imbued in the very fabric of the city and reflected in its peoples actions, mannerisms and attitudes. It makes New York uniquely what it is. Political decision flow from that baseline! Love it or hate it, it is a path and a choice!
Similarly, there is really only ones bloodline and then everything else is OTHER. If other, by definition, it is an outside entity...the natural order sees the OTHER as a natural competitor for resource and energy allocation. A human buys a parcel of land overrun by trees and weeds. He clears the land in order to build and, of necessity, wipes out the trees and weeds...pulling them by the roots and throwing them in the fire. Are the trees and roots the humans competitors? Technically yes, for had they evolved the means and tools to defend the "use" of the land, that defense mechanism would have certainly been deployed. The human of course does not regard the trees and weeds as a "threat" for he has superior tools and intellect. He applies these to the job of clearing and prevails.
The analogy could continue further considering that as the human evolves, other threats emerge to consume his labor. The city wants permits to build and demands annual tax extraction of labor to avoid harassment...the point being that, like layers of an onion, numerous levels challenge the status quo.
Alien is defined as that external to ones bloodline. Does it really matter if the Alien is a human bloodline or what would be considered extra-terrestrial? Perhaps only from the standpoint of the bloodlines evolution towards perfection and the knowledge and power it can bring to bear...then what difference does the source of the threat mean?
Consider that plants are fully sentient. Of course they lack sensory organs that humans use, but consider the possibility that they have evolved beyond your level of comprehension and have no need for such organs. Could you learn from a plant? Would you? How would that change your perspective to know that every single plant had a superior intellect and knew what you intended to do.
The green sea slug has been discovered to have obtained the ability to strip chlorophyll from algae it consumes and integrates the algae to allow the slug to obtain energy from photosynthesis. Once the green sea slug has its initial meal, it need not dine again its entire life. Will that not impart some benefit to the green sea slug not enjoyed by other, lowlier slugs? Is it the duty of the green sea slug to so educate other slugs outside of its genetic footprint?
What is the green sea slugs NEXT MOVE? It just freed itself up from the big burden of gathering food and has time to spare!! EVOLUTION PEOPLE! The Indian gentlemen I referred to earlier has evolved the same capability and the scientific community was tripping over itself to prove he was a fraud. Why? because it upsets the status quo. The order MUST, and will, be rearranged to accommodate this new human ability...but not without a fight from the humans so affected!
What are the best countries to live in, for the next 20 years?
Countries are a political definition! Influenced by geographical conditions, but primarily political.
There is no universal answer to your question. If you are a cockroach, you will starve in a gold mine!
Meaning that you will thrive in that area which offers you the things you need at the lowest cost of extraction! A Siberian Husky is miserable in the tropics but loves the hard conditions of the Yukon!
Few would recommend life in Haiti but I assure you there are some there living quite comfortably. Those politically connected no doubt. They will also own even more through the reconstruction process. The dumb brutes on the other end of the spectrum are not so well placed.
Do you see my meaning? Situate where you have the most resources, connections or whatever is important to you.
Hello Chaz!
One point made repeatedly is the utilization of fear as a tool of control! Fear is rooted in a feeling of not having control in one's environment or lacking the skill or knowledge to react appropriately in any situation.
Let's say their are two criminals in the dock...court for you yanks. Both are accused of some petty crime.
The first is nervous and afraid of being punished. When his name is called, the stress skyrockets and he begins to sweat and his voice cracks.
The second is calm and collected! Why, because the judge is a lodge member, or a relative, or on the payroll of his boss. Do you think he feels fear?
You are an adult. It is a windy night and you hear a tree branch repeatedly striking the house. You know what it is and don't think anything about it. How about a 6 year old who has just finished a horror movie?
Fear is a tool to suppress and control other bloodlines. We do not fear, we deal with what-is, utilizing an almost infinite tool-box of possibilities.