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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

A world where everybody lived like me and defined for ourselves what is right and what is wrong would be beautiful. There would be harmony as we would all realize that treating each other poorly is wrong. We would live side by side, hand by hand, helping each other to grow and thrive. We would revere and take care of our planet and all of its inhabitants.[/quote]

Nature is not always about harmony, love, and helping each other growth and thrive. Nature is sometimes "red in tooth and claw," as Tennyson said, with animals that fight each other to the death over territory and mating grounds. As, unfortunately, are the human beings who are very much a part of nature. How does that darker side, without a devil/evil, fit into your faith?

On a related theme, you have said you don't believe in organized religion, but you think everybody should decide for themselves what is right and wrong. Do you envisage a sort of utopia of better humans, or do you see a continuing role for government and laws in this? [/quote]

Of course those things happen. They're part of the life cycle. I may be optimistic and idealistic, but I'm not unaware. I realize that the darker side of life exists, but their actions are their choices and how I respond to them are mine. I choose to respond by offering positive energy to either change their mind or simply to try and balance out the negativity that they produce.

I think that in an ideal world, the government and the people in it share the same goal in doing all they can to better the world. I think, and this is solely my opinion and not that of others who practice my religion, government should exist to help its citizens thrive. It shouldn't control them and should share the same views of its citizens. I have no idea how we as a world can get there and am definitely not an expert on politics. [/quote]

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