War is a contrivance of civilisation, not an expression our humanity. Killing - because our leaders label others as ‘enemies’ - undermines both our nature given compassion and innate sense of moral outrage at anyone harming another. unius.fyi/sport-is-war/
“Stop War!” A sentiment voiced throughout history, but like “peace and love” on a T-shirt, it’s rarely more than a well intentioned gesture. War feels inevitable, as if conflict between divided peoples were just part of our nature. But it isn’t. War is unnatural. unius.fyi/sport-is-war/
War is unnatural - a contrivance of civilisation, not an expression our humanity. We evolved to recoil from violence, to feel empathy and generosity toward others. Killing undermines both nature given compassion and innate sense of moral outrage at anyone harming another. unius.fyi/sport-is-war/
With any task, the right tool for the job is preferable. Politics’ ongoing failure to even recognise the problems we're collectively facing, confirms that it is not a viable option if humanity wants a future.
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Democracy rewards self-interest, divides society, and confuses popularity with merit. By voting for personal gain rather than collective wellbeing, democracy ensures that the bigger picture is never seen, let alone served.
Full article here: unius.fyi/politicians/
An image of a deck of cards called 'badtings', asking you to work out the dingbat 'oftakefence'. The answer is takin' offence.
With borrowed beliefs and limited understanding, we judge the world by the measure of our own ignorance, and then take offence when others disagree with us.
An explanation as to why taking offence is not only irrational, but inappropriate, can be found at unius.fyi/take-offence
The following text presented on a vintage computer monitor "Letter from the Future Humans/The reason you killed yourselves and destroyed your home was because you perfected being primitive. You developed your weapons and technologies but not yourselves, and so, despite their sophistication and efficacy, those tools simply reflected your obsession with violence and greed as the preferred strategy for survival. Your arrogance allowed you to marvel at your machines, rather than investigate the potential of your remarkable brains... continued at www.unius.fyi
Replies are disabled to encourage reflection, not reaction. The ideas are simply offered for consideration, not debate.
We are what we think. Every action reflects the thoughts that gave rise to it. Until we allow ourselves the freedom to think differently, we will simply repeat what we have always done.
Imagination begins where certainty ends. It's the courage to see beyond what we have been taught & what we accept.
Lego bricks melting like candle wax with the words - "Creativity is rearranging our thoughts - imagination is escaping them."
unius is a response born from necessity - the urgent need for change that reaches beyond belief, culture, and opinion. But to realise that change, we must first resist the temptation to judge new ideas through the lens of what we already know.
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